Why store Your Child´s Cord Blood
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  • Stem cells found in cord blood are uncoverable and could save lives – hematopoietic stem cells are used in the treatment of over 80 serious diseases.
  • Privately stored stem cells are reserved solely for the child it has been collected for or other family member.
  • The chance of quick access to hematopoietic stem cells can signifi cantly increase the chance of successful treatment.
  • The lifetime probability of using your own (autologous) stem cells is 1:400.*
  • In case of a match cord blood can help to treat a sibling.

*Nietfeld at al., Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 14:316-322, (2008)