What diseases can cord blood treat?

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Life-threatening conditions, including:

  • leukaemia
  • immune-deficiency illnesses, like aplastic anaemia and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
  • blood cell production disorders, such as multiple myeloma and lymphoma
  • haematological malignancies, like thalassemia major
  • congenital metabolic disorders, like Hurler/Hunter syndrome and Duncan’s syndrome.

How much cord blood do you collect?

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We have been working towards growing our cord blood bank to 10,000 searchable cord blood units. A bank this size means 80% of people who need transplants should be able to find a match. Now that we have reached this size we are focussing on adding high quality, diverse units to the cord blood bank to replace those that are being shipped for patients.