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Recent News in Cord Blood Transplants

 

Cerebral Palsy
Two-year-old Dallas Hextell was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was eight months old. His parents had banked Dallas’s cord blood stem cells because of a family history of heart disease. The Sacramento family traveled to Duke University in North Carolina to participate in a clinical trial treating children with cerebral palsy or brain injury. After Dallas’s own cord blood stem cells were infused into his bloodstream, Dallas’s motor skills improved and he started reacting and interacting with his surroundings.

Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
According to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, children with heart defects may one day be able to receive perfectly matched heart valves grown from their umbilical cord blood. Using a process called tissue engineering, scientists have been able to successfully grow cardiovascular tissue on valve scaffolds. The promising research may one day result in tissue-engineered heart valves that will last a lifetime, grow with the recipient and change shape as needed.

Type I Diabetes
Findings from a small pilot study conducted at the University of Florida College of Medicine indicate that cord blood stem cells could preserve insulin production in children newly diagnosed with Type I diabetes.

Leukemia
A 3-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was successfully treated with her own cord blood stem cells at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The procedure was the first of its kind because most treatments for leukemia involve the use of allogeneic stem cells, either from a family member or donor, due to the fact that many families do not bank their own children’s cord blood stem cells. Now age 6, the child continues to be in remission.

Sickle Cell Disease
Children’s Hospital Oakland has found that cord blood transplants from siblings are a successful treatment for children with sickle cell disease. According to findings reported at the 35th annual convention held by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and the National Institutes of Health, 43 children from across the country with sickle cell disease received cord blood stem cells from their siblings. Ninety percent of those treated were cured.

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Client Testimonials

"While pregnant with our first child, I learned that close relatives had stored their daughter’s cord blood, so I also decided that this was a small price to pay for peace of mind in the event of a future medical need for stem cells. Education about cord blood storage is a must, so I am campaigning to get obstetricians and midwives to give patients information early in their pregnancy. It’s a shame to miss this opportunity."

 

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