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St. Joe's Mercy Hospital partners with Karmanos on stem cell bank
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital is playing its part in pushing stem cell research forward now that it is supplying umbilical cord blood to
Karmanos Cancer Institute’s
J.P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank.
Umbilical cords from newborn infants are rich in blood-forming stem cells, not the controversial stem cells from embryos. These umbilical cord stem cells help people suffering from fatal diseases, such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
has been collecting the blood from the umbilical cord of newborns since June. About 100 mothers have made
donations
.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
began collecting cord blood in June 2008 and approximately 100 mothers have donated their child’s cord blood. Only healthy mothers with no history of infectious disease who are giving birth to a single child (not twins or triplets) can donate.
The
J.P McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank
is located in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood. The non-profit is one of only 21 internationally recognized cord stem cell banks affiliated with the National Marrow Donor Program. It houses more than 1,200 umbilical cord blood units
Source: Lauren Stokes, spokeswoman for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Writer: Jon Zemke
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