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New FAQ: Why are cord blood stem cells preferred over bone marrow stem cells?

March 29, 2010

New FAQ: Why are cord blood stem cells preferred over bone marrow stem cells? http://bit.ly/9UBxZ0

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Cord Blood Comparable To Matched Bone Marrow, According To Research

March 15, 2010

University of Minnesota researchers report that umbilical cord blood transplants may offer blood cancer patients better outcomes than bone marrow transplants, according to an analysis of outcome data performed at the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The research appears in the June 9, 2007, issue of [...]

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Umbilical Cord Blood: An Alternative for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults

March 12, 2010

At a symposium today in Herzliya entitled “Umbilical Cord Blood: An Alternative for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults”, bone marrow transplantation experts Professor Patrick Stiff and Professor Guillermo Sanz addressed participants on the current challenges presented by bone marrow transplantation and the importance of investigating cord blood as an alternative source for treating patients with [...]

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