A Review of Factors Influencing the Banking of Collected Umbilical Cord Blood Units
Joint Authors
Petraszko, Tanya
Elmoazzen, Heidi
Allan, David
Smith, Susan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Umbilical cord blood banking efforts have increased dramatically in the past two decades in response to increasing demand for alternative sources of blood stem cells to support patients requiring hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Transplant centres have accumulated increasing expertise in their understanding of umbilical cord blood characteristics that are associated with improved outcome following transplantation.
These characteristics and factors can assist transplant centres in selecting cord blood units from the worldwide inventory of banked units.
Umbilical cord blood banks, therefore, need to remain agile in adjusting the inventory of the banks to address shifts or changes in the needs of transplant centres.
Public umbilical cord blood banks face the challenge of building inventory while managing limited resources and are faced with decisions regarding which units can be stored and which units that have been collected should be discarded or used for other endeavours such as research.
To this end, we sought to review parameters influencing the decision to bank a collected cord blood unit.
In this paper, we will address parameters associated with graft potency and address other factors that guide the decision to bank collected units.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Allan, David& Petraszko, Tanya& Elmoazzen, Heidi& Smith, Susan. 2013. A Review of Factors Influencing the Banking of Collected Umbilical Cord Blood Units. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Allan, David…[et al.]. A Review of Factors Influencing the Banking of Collected Umbilical Cord Blood Units. Stem Cells International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Allan, David& Petraszko, Tanya& Elmoazzen, Heidi& Smith, Susan. A Review of Factors Influencing the Banking of Collected Umbilical Cord Blood Units. Stem Cells International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473531