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Cord blood stem cell transplant hopes lifted

February 8, 2010

A technique which may eventually remove the need for matched bone marrow transplants has been used in humans for the first time. It is hoped that "master cells" taken from umbilical cords could be used on any patient without rejection. The latest advance, published in the journal Nature Medicine, greatly multiplies the tiny number of cells from the cord ready for a transplant.

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Posted by David-Alexandre Jost at 3:10 pm