Open AccessOptimizing cord blood collections: Assessing the role of maternal and neonatal factors
Author(s) -
Joseph Philip,
Neerja Kushwaha,
Tathagata Chatterjee,
R.S. Mallhi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.162714
Subject(s) - cord blood , medicine , andrology , gestational age , cd34 , placenta , birth weight , umbilical cord , cryopreservation , cord , obstetrics , immunology , physiology , pregnancy , stem cell , embryo , fetus , surgery , biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
As processing and cryopreservation of cord blood is time consuming and costly, it is essential to select units with optimal CD34+ cells, total nucleated cell (TNC) number and colony forming units (CFUs). These are the most important factors affecting outcome of UCB transplantation and are influenced by various maternal and neonatal factors.