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Prenatal testing: lifting the lid on 22q deletion syndrome
Published on: 30th November 2018A recent BBC article has shone a spotlight on the “massively misdiagnosed” 22q deletion syndrome. This genetic condition can cause a range of mild to severe behavioural, psychological and physical symptoms, but often flies under the radar in babies and children.
Delayed cord clamping and stem cell banking
Published on: 27th June 2018As more and more research highlights the benefits of delayed cord clamping, it’s understandable that umbilical cord blood stem cell banking raises many questions for parents-to-be. Here we explain how delayed cord clamping works alongside cord blood stem cell banking to help protect your baby’s health.
Infographic: Timeline of Cord Blood Stem Cell Research
Published on: 22nd June 2018Umbilical cord blood has been used as part of stem cell research for over 50 years. Thanks to a number of break-through scientific discoveries and successful therapies, cord blood stem cells are now an important part of standard treatments and clinical trials for a long list of diseases.
In the timeline below, find out just how far cord blood stem cell research has come so far!
5 important reasons to store volume reduced cord blood
Published on: 26th January 2018Since the first cord blood samples were stored, scientists have removed the plasma and red blood cells before freezing (cryopreserving) the cord blood sample. This is known as volume reduced storage.
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