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• Cord Blood Provides Excellent Outcomes in Treatment of Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

  Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes impact a patient’s red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets and include conditions such as Fanconi anemia, Diamond Blackfan anemia and Kostmann syndrome.(1, 2)  For patients with inherited  bone marrow syndromes, donor (allogeneic)  transplantation is the only curative treatment option. In the... Posted Apr 14, 2011 Tags: cord blood stem cells, ScienceandResearch, metabolic disorders, bone marrow failures

• Treating Metabolic Disorders with Stem Cell Transplants

  Inherited metabolic disorders such as Hurler’s Syndrome and Krabbe Disease are genetic conditions caused by enzyme defects that result in problems with the way the body processes metabolic substances. Typically appearing in early childhood, these metabolic disorders affect different enzymes and cause varied types and degrees of... Posted Jan 25, 2011 Tags: cord blood, stem cell, RealPeopleRealStories, umbilical cord, metabolic disorders