Cord Blood: What can be treated with it?

Katherine - posted on 12/15/2010 ( 8 moms have responded )

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Leukemias



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Acute Leukemia

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

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Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia

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Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia

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Chronic Leukemia

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

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Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (JCML)

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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)



Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Sometimes called Pre-Leukemia



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Refractory Anemia (RA)

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Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (RARS)

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Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB)

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Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation (RAEB-T)

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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia



Lymphomas



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Hodgkin's Lymphoma

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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma



Inherited Red Cell (Erythrocyte) Abnormalities



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Beta Thalassemia Major (also known as Cooley's Anemia)

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Blackfan-Diamond Anemia

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Pure Red Cell Aplasia

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Sickle Cell Disease



Other Disorders of Blood Cell Proliferation



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Anemias

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Severe Aplastic Anemia

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Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia

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Fanconi Anemia

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

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Pure Red Cell Aplasia

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Inherited Platelet Abnormalities

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Amegakaryocytosis/Congenital Thrombocytopenia

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Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

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Myeloproliferative Disorders

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Acute Myelofibrosis

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Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (Myelofibrosis)

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Polycythemia Vera

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Essential Thrombocythemia

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Inherited Immune Disorders - Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

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SCID with Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (ADA-SCID)

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SCID which is X-linked

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SCID with absence of T & B Cells

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SCID with absence of T Cells, Normal B Cells

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Omenn Syndrome

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Inherited Immune System Disorders - Neutropenias

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Kostmann Syndrome

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Myelkathexis

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Inherited Immune Disorders - Others

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Ataxia Telangiectasia

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Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome

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Common Variable Immunodeficiency

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DiGeorge Syndrome

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Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency

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Lymphoproliferative Disorders (LPD)

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Lymphoproliferative Disorders, X-linked (Also known as Epstein-Barr Virus Susceptibility)

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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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Phagocyte Disorders

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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

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Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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Neutrophil Actin Deficiency

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Reticular Dysgenesis



Bone Marrow Cancers



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Multiple Myeloma

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Plasma Cell Leukemia

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Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia



Other Cancers



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Neuroblastoma

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Retinoblastoma







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Renae - posted on 01/01/2011

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However, anyone who didn't fork out the thousands to have cord blood saved, dont stress as many of the treatments for the above things Katherine mentioned can also be treated by extracting other stem cells from your body. Some doctors are saying that the whole cord blood storage thing is a money making exercise (obviously not in the US as Katherine said it was free - that is awesome!). I believe though that there are a few treatments where specifically stem cells from the cord are required, but not many.

Katherine - posted on 12/19/2010

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I didn't know that either.......thanks Loureen.

Julianne - posted on 12/19/2010

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I didn't know that.. I am going to do that with my next baby.

Charlie - posted on 12/18/2010

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There can be serious risks with the currently popular practice of clamping the chord to early while it is still pulsating and many benefits of letting the chord naturally pulsate until it finishes pumping .


Whenever a pulsating umbilical cord is clamped, 20-60% of the baby's total blood volume is trapped inside the placenta. A 9 pound baby manufactures only 10 ounces of blood during gestation. It will take over 6 months for the baby to replenish the volume of blood lost by early cord clamping.

In essence, newborns become involuntary blood donors. HALF their blood volume is lost when their cords are early clamped.

This decrease in necessary blood volume causes the babies to become anemic. In most cases, the anemia is not diagnosed and the infant is sent home in a weakened state, more susceptible to a host of complications, including SIDS.

Restricted umbilical cord problems associated with anemia are Autism, heart perforations, thyroid disorders, brain tumors, leukemia, hormonal imbalances and liver/kidney disease.

Male infants will suffer more than females. They have higher metabolisms that require 10% more blood. This trend is also seen in that males represent a greater proportion of children receiving special education services in schools and higher incidences of disabilities such as ADD, behavioral issues, and Autism.

Currently, 1 in 16 babies are revived after birth. For how many is this due to low blood volume, an inflicted condition? In effect, medical personnel must undo the wrong they're created. Another critical correlation is the fact that the United States ranks 29th for infant mortality in the world and practices early cord clamping as a routine procedure.

Any baby whose cord has been early clamped is weakened. Weaker babies become more susceptible to infection, especially at the site of the cut cord. There are 25 known infectious strains resistant to all antibiotics and they are primarily found in hospitals. This mix is just asking for trouble.

Another of the restricted umbilical cord problems is engorged placenta, a direct threat to the mother and future pregnancies. When the blood flow is restricted by clamping, the blood can pool in the placenta, causing it to rupture or backflow the baby's blood into the mother's. This cause lead to serious side effects, such as maternal hemorrhage and can even prohibit future pregnancies due to the blood mixing.

The main benefits being:
increased oxygen supply
Increased levels of iron
Lower risk of anaemia
Less transfusions and
Less incidence of intraventricular haemorrhage

A two-minute delay in cord clamping increased the child’s iron reserve by 27-47 mg of iron, which is equivalent to 1-2 months of an infants iron requirements. This could help to prevent iron deficiency from developing before 6 months of age.

delayed clamping is beneficial for babies across the board, the studies found that the impact of delayed clamping is particularly significant for infants who have low birth weights, are born to iron-deficient mothers, are premature, or those who do not receive baby formula or iron-fortified milk.


Basically all that early clamped blood that is SO beneficial to the point they want to store is actually just as beneficial to your baby , why give it away ?

Katherine - posted on 12/17/2010

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Is that a tradition or does it do something, or what?

Charlie - posted on 12/17/2010

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I left my boys cords on util they had pumped all the blood out :)

Katherine - posted on 12/15/2010

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Here we have a National Bank. It's free, I donated Alyce's and I or anyone else can use it :)

Julianne - posted on 12/15/2010

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I wanted to save gabbys cord blood. Its like 1000$ for the year.