Cord blood is rich in which kind of stem cells?
hematopoietic
What are hematopoietic stem cells?
multipotent stem cells, differentiating into blood and immune cells
necessary for hematopoietic stem cell transplants, an FDA approved treatment
Cord tissue is rich in which kind of stem cells?
mesenchymal stem cells
What are mesenchymal stem cells?
multipotent stem cells, differentiating into connective tissues like bone, muscle, fat, and skin
no FDA approved treatments
What are the odds that a sibling is at least a 3/6 match?
75%
What are risks associated with stem cell transplants?
failure to engraft, graft versus host disease, infections, relapse of the disease, death