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Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since in the mid- to late 1990s in response to the success of umbilical cord blood transplants in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems, such as Fanconi's anemia and Leukemia. Cord blood, once seen as waste to be discarded after a birth, is now viewed as a precious resource. Since the first successful cord blood transplant was performed on a child with Fanconi’s anemia in 1988, over 6,000 patients have been treated with this procedure. In 2004, 600 of those transplants took place in the United States. Cord blood contains hematopoietic stem cells, progenitor cells that can form red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets and can be used to treat many diseases of the blood and immune systems.
Public banks accept donations to be used for anyone in need. However, there are very strict regulations that public banks need to follow in order to enable the donated units to be added to a registry. The National Marrow Donor Program has a list of public cord blood banks on their website. www.marrow.org. Once the blood is donated, it loses all identifying information after a short period of initial testing, so that families will not be able to retrieve their blood later. Private banking allows families to preserve their blood for their own use. For-profit private banks charge a fee of around $2000 to preserve a newborn’s cord blood for possible use by the family later.
Private cord blood banking is controversial within the medical community. This practice is opposed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the European Group on Ethics.
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American Bone Marrow Donor Registry - Provides resources for potential marrow donors and recipients of bone marrow transplants.
Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry - A Computerized Registry of Volunteer Donors for Patients without a compatible sibling for Bone Marrow Transplant
Caitlin Raymond International Registry - The Registry is a comprehensive resource for patients and physicians conducting a search for unrelated bone marrow or cord blood donor.
Meta Description: [ International bone marrow and cord blood donor search and recruitment center with access to over 5 million bone marrow and cord blood donors for patients worldwide in need of transplantation. ]
Canadian Blood Services - Not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to manage the blood supply for Canadians. Available in English or French.
Cord Blood Banking - A guide for expecting parents. Information including articles, research and news.
Cord Blood Registry - Offers expectant parents the opportunity to collect and store their newborn's cord blood for potential future use by the family.
Meta Description: [ Cord Blood Banking - Learn more about saving your baby's cord blood with the world's leading cord blood bank. ]
Euro Bank - Aims to develop a datadase of cell lines and DNA drawn from over 500 bone marrow or cord blood transplants across Europe.
Meta Description: [ This project aims to develop a \'bank\' of cell lines and DNA drawn from over 500 transplants across Europe. The details are stored in a database which will enable doctors to find out more about risks to patients after bone marrow or cord blood transplants. ]
German National Bone Marrow Donor Registry - Provides information about bome marrow donor centres in Germany, organization activities, objectives, and current projects.
Meta Description: [ ZKRD Online ]
REDMO and Spanish Cord Blood Registry - In Spanish, Catalan and English.
The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust - Founded in 1974 as the first Register of volunteers willing to donate bone marrow. It now holds one of the largest databases of unrelated donors in the world. Located in London.
The Norwegian Bone Marrow Donor Registry - Annual reports and contact information. Located in Oslo.
Tzu Chi Taiwan Marrow Donor Registry - Includes an introduction to this registry, questions and answers. Links of interest to health, education, publications. Contact based in San Gabriel, California.
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