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Stem cells in cord blood play a role in the formation and regeneration of blood-forming system cells, including the body's immune system and bone marrow. For example:
 
1. Formation and regeneration of immune system cells (lymphocytes = white blood cells) that protect the body from all kinds of diseases, microbes, viruses, and even cancer diseases.
2. Renewal of cells (erythrocyte = red blood cell) in circulation and taking part in oxygen exchange in our body every three months on average.
3. When there is bleeding in our body, it provides the formation and regeneration of cells (platelets= blood platelets) that close the damage in the vessels with clots and stop the bleeding.
 
Cord blood taken right after birth and stem cells in the umbilical cord are the cleanest and purest cells. They have the most valuable stem cells feature that can be taken and stored very easily, painlessly and painlessly.
• Cord blood stem cells are very young when compared to other stem cell sources, and when stored frozen, aging and wear processes are also stopped.
• Reproduction rates are higher than other adult stem cells.
• When used for the person from whom the cord blood is taken, there is no tissue compatibility problem (HLA compatibility).
• Cord blood collected from the baby is autologous, that is, not only for the person himself, but also for other members of the family. There is a greater chance of tissue numbness. This feature allows cord blood transplantation to be performed for family members and even relatives.
• The stored cord blood stem cells can be put into use immediately, if desired, without any further processing or waiting.
 
Cord blood contains blood-forming stem cells. It is kept for use in case of some diseases, which are called childhood after birth and seen in the period up to about 12-13 years of age. Some of these diseases are:
o Blood Cancers called Leukemia
o A tumor called neuroblastoma that develops from the nervous system
o sickle cell anemia
o Mediterranean Anemia known as Thalassemia
o General Immune system failure
• Tissue Incompatibility Disease (GVHD), etc… are diseases seen after tissue and organ transplants
Childbirth is the only chance for cord blood and umbilical cord to be stored.
 
Today, stem cell clinical research and application studies are carried out in hundreds of diseases. The most interesting of these are Type 1 Diabetes in childhood, heart diseases, hearing loss, blindness, brain damage, burns, jaw bone destruction, diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Rheumatic diseases and cancer in adults. In order for these studies to be used in treatment, they must be conducted with scientifically proven and accepted methods. It is expected that these studies will yield results in the coming decades. In such a case, besides the child with blood, his family, relatives and other people will also benefit.
You can find detailed lists of diseases on which stem cell therapy is performed and researched on this subject, from the links below:
http://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/diseases
http://stemcellfoundation.ca/en/toward-treatments
https://clinicaltrials.gov
 

Finding blood and bone marrow with complete tissue compatibility in the event of a disease sometimes requires months of searching. However, if the child has his own cord blood, there will be no such waiting period because the tissue match is complete.
By storing the cord blood of the baby, there is a chance to reach him/her immediately if needed.
 
No parent wants their child to be sick. The most sensitive issue is the future of their children. With the storage of cord blood, there is a chance to repair the immune system in some important blood cancers, anemia, tumors and some diseases in which the immune system is insufficient, although they are few in number today. In addition, if stem cell research gives positive results, it will be possible to use it in many diseases in the coming years.
 

In case of need for stem cells from another donor, tissue compatibility becomes a problem. In the treatment of bone marrow transplantation, an 8/8 agreement between the donor and the recipient is required according to the HLA system. Otherwise, tissue incompatibility is encountered. This situation leads to a very serious disease picture in the recipient, it is very difficult to treat and often results in death.
Finding a suitable 8/8 donor for a bone marrow transplant can take months. Sometimes there are waits up to 8-9 months. During this waiting period, some patients encounter negative situations because they cannot be treated. The child's own cord blood, on the other hand, is ready for use and is ready for use in a maximum of 30 minutes if needed. Cord blood from another baby can also be used for treatment. This is a privileged advantage for cord blood

 

The definitions and working methods of Cord Blood banking are determined by legal regulations. They are subject to strict controls. Cord Blood banking is done in 2 ways.
Autologous blood bank: The blood taken from the person is stored only for his own use. It is considered as personal property and is guaranteed by contract as per the regulation. They are more commonly referred to as private blood banks and operate within the legal framework.
Allogeneic blood bank: It is a blood bank available to everyone. It is the blood taken from people by donation.

 

The number of cord blood used in ONKIM is 14. One of them has been used for tumor (neuroblastoma), the others for blood diseases. Those used for blood diseases are the blood of siblings made through in vitro fertilization.
Our wish is this: No baby should develop a disease that causes the need for this stored blood. If it is needed, at least there is hope for some diseases.

 

The collected cord blood should be at least 60 milliliters.
Collection process can be applied both in normal deliveries and cesarean deliveries.
In recent years, it has been reported that cord blood, which has been stored for 20 years, has been used in treatment. Theoretically, it is assumed that blood and tissue products frozen in 196 0C Liquid Nitrogen can be stored for at least 50 years or even more. Tissue freezing techniques are still a new science. The first cord blood freezing procedure was applied in 1992. The first cord blood bank was established in 1994. It has been determined that stem cells maintain their vitality in allogeneic (open for general use) blood stored for 20 – 23 year.
The umbilical cord is a structure that is discarded alongside the placenta immediately after birth, yet nourishes the child throughout pregnancy and provides all communication between the mother and child. It varies between 1-2 cm in diameter and 10-50 cm in length. It is made of a hard jelly-like tissue (Wharton's Jelly) and  has 3 veins that pass through it, one of which is a vein and two of which are arteries.

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