Open AccessCord blood stem cells for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the UK: how big should the bank be?
Author(s) -
Sergio Querol,
Ghulam J. Mufti,
Steven G.E. Marsh,
Antonio Pagliuca,
AnnMargaret Little,
Bronwen E. Shaw,
Robert Jeffery,
J. L. Fernández García,
John M. Goldman,
Alejandro Madrigal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
haematologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1592-8721
pISSN - 0390-6078
DOI - 10.3324/haematol.2008.002741
Subject(s) - cord blood , allele , transplantation , human leukocyte antigen , haematopoiesis , stem cell , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , blood bank , medicine , immunology , biology , genetics , antigen , gene , emergency medicine
A stored cord blood donation may be a valuable source of hemopoietic stem cells for allogeneic transplantation when a matched sibling donor is not available. We carried out a study to define the optimal size of a national cord blood bank for the UK.