Should cord blood be stored for medical use?

Question
Should the baby's cord blood be stored when it is possible to get stem cells from fat or bone marrow from the patient himself for treatment?
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Answer
Hi, stem cells can be obtained from all tissues to treat diseases as you said, for example from umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, fatty tissue... However Each stem cell source will have its own characteristics. Umbilical cord blood, bone marrow are rich sources of hematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, adipose tissue containing many mesenchymal stem cells,... Same type of stem cells but obtained from different sources ( such as mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord or adipose tissue) also have the ability to differentiate into different types of cells, suitable for the treatment of a number of different diseases. Moreover, the umbilical cord/umbilical cord blood is usually discarded after the baby is born, but it is an abundant source of stem cells, which can even be applied well to treat other people with high immunity. than. In contrast, bone marrow and adipose tissue need to perform invasive procedures such as marrow aspiration, minor liposuction. Therefore, you should still perform cord blood storage, even cord stem cells. Thank you for your question to Vinmec.com website
MSc. Nguyen Tien Lung - Vinmec
Stem Cell Research Institute and Gene Technology

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