Human umbilical cord blood, or “cord blood,” as it is commonly referred to, contains an unusually rich supply of stem cells. Stem cells are the “mother of the blood cells”. These stem cells produce the red, white and immune cells that make up your blood. Stem cells found in cord blood have been used to save the lives of individuals with various types of diseases like Leukemia, Anemia. Parkinson’s disease, Spinal cord injury (paralysis), Retinal disease, Multiple sclerosis, Neuroblastoma and man

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