by APFLI | Jan 14, 2008 | Responses - Stem Cell Collection, Acquisition & Research
Tremendous growth credited to medical advances in Umbilical Cord Blood and global partnerships: NMDP Celebrates 30,000 Transplants Minneapolis — December 11, 2007 The number of patients receiving a bone marrow or cord blood transplant through the National Marrow...
by APFLI | Sep 10, 2006 | Stem Cell - Definitions / History / Statistics
Where can people get more information about potential donors and transplant centers? The National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a federally funded nonprofit organization, was created to improve the effectiveness of the search for donors. The NMDP maintains...
by APFLI | Aug 23, 2006 | Stem Cell Research & Cloning
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: Questions and Answers about these Adult/NONembryonic Stem Cells Key Points Hematopoietic or blood-forming stem cells are...
by APFLI | Feb 2, 2006 | Responses - Stem Cell Collection, Acquisition & Research
BENEFITS OF PUBLIC / PRIVATE UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKS. When an infant is born, blood from the umbilical cord that would otherwise be discarded contains stem cells that can be frozen and stored, and those cells can be used later for stem cell transplants to treat...
