Cord-blood banks expansion
2 December, 2006

Arizona parents are confused wether to save,store or discard their babys umbilical cord blood.More patents are choosing to drain and store stem cell rich blood from umbilical cord and placenta.Many private sectors are coming forward in this field .CBR today has about 500,000 blood packets and is expecting to collect more blood .Cord blood is rich source of stem cells ,which are building blocks of immune system .They can also be used to treat blood and immune system disorders like leukemia ,cancer etc.As patents learn benefits of blood storage ,more are willing to do it .

Source : azcentral.com

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