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Cord blood offers hope to treat, cure diseases
Umbilical cord blood contains stem cells that have the ability to rebuild the blood and immune system.
When saved after birth, the blood can be used in matched siblings to treat nearly 40 diseases, including leukemia and blood disorders such as Diamond Blackfan anemia.
The cord is drained of its blood, which is put into a thick plastic bag similar to those used to collect blood at...
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