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Cord Blood Registry: Families Suffering From Life-Threatening Anemia
Have New Treatment Option
SAN DIEGO, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A new program that may provide a
powerful treatment option for families suffering from aplastic anemia
and myelodysplastic syndromes, rare bone marrow failure disorders, will
be presented this week at the Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America
(AAFA) Annual Patient Conference in San Diego.
Cord Blood Registry, the nation's largest family cord blood bank, will
offer information on its Designated Transplant Program, which provides
umbilical cord blood storage at no cost to families suffering from
aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and a number of other
serious diseases. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical
cord after a baby is born and can easily be collected and stored; it is
then used as an alternative to bone marrow for transplantation and
treatment of these diseases.
"Our goal is to ensure that information on the Designated Transplant
Program will reach those patients suffering from aplastic anemia and
myelodysplastic syndromes," said Stephen Grant, Cord Blood Registry's
vice president of communications. "If there is a birth in their
family's future, banking the newborn's cord blood could provide an
opportunity to treat their disease."
AAFA Executive Director Marilyn Baker said this conference gives
patients the opportunity to hear the latest information on the
treatment and management of aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic
syndromes.
"Umbilical cord blood is a potential treatment option for these
diseases," said Baker. "This program is an example of the kind of
information we want our patients to be made aware of."
The Designated Transplant Program is available to all families who
qualify based on medical need. For information, contact Cord Blood
Registry, toll-free, at 888-CORD BLOOD (888-267-3256).
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