Cord blood

Cord blood
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Trade namesAllocord, Ducord, Hemacord, others
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Cord blood (umbilical cord blood) is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells, which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders such as cancer.

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