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Is It Recommended To Store Stem Blood Cells?

1)shall it be importent to preserve the stem blood and cord for the treatment?

2)if it is not stored shall we give treatment?

3)any other method is available?

4)which is the cheap and best?

5)namewith clinical address and contact phone/cell number
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
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Thanks for posting on HealthCareMagic. The embryonic cells have the capacity of differentiating into any cell line and can give rise to any tissue. Stem cells are embryonic cells that can help in replacing any tissue that is subsequently damaged due to some disease process. So it preservation of stem cells carries a value. The problems lies in the cost involved and the actual duration of storage as the storage may need to be done for may be 60 years before it is required at all.

There are two broad alternatives - public and private stem cell banks. Initial cost in a public stem cell bank is low and you need not pay for the storage costs too but in case somebody else requires it, it will be given on first come first serve basis for a cost. The probability of the HLA (unique identifier of cells of an individual) matching with that of somebody else is extremetly low.

There is no single parameter for choosing the best stem cell bank. It is like asking which is the best mobile phone for me. First you would need to understand the parameters involved. I have already mentioned on the intial bifurcation between public and private ones and you would need to decide on that first.

Hope that helps. Feel free to write back directly to me in case of further queries if any.
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Is It Recommended To Store Stem Blood Cells?

Thanks for posting on HealthCareMagic. The embryonic cells have the capacity of differentiating into any cell line and can give rise to any tissue. Stem cells are embryonic cells that can help in replacing any tissue that is subsequently damaged due to some disease process. So it preservation of stem cells carries a value. The problems lies in the cost involved and the actual duration of storage as the storage may need to be done for may be 60 years before it is required at all. There are two broad alternatives - public and private stem cell banks. Initial cost in a public stem cell bank is low and you need not pay for the storage costs too but in case somebody else requires it, it will be given on first come first serve basis for a cost. The probability of the HLA (unique identifier of cells of an individual) matching with that of somebody else is extremetly low. There is no single parameter for choosing the best stem cell bank. It is like asking which is the best mobile phone for me. First you would need to understand the parameters involved. I have already mentioned on the intial bifurcation between public and private ones and you would need to decide on that first. Hope that helps. Feel free to write back directly to me in case of further queries if any.