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What diseases can be treated by cord blood stem cells (HSCs)?

Successful Transplant Cases of Cord Blood Proved it Significant Medical Value

Up to 113 diseases can be treated by HSCs
Common diseases including cancers, immunity diseases, etc5

Treatable Diseases List

Discover the list of diseases can be treated by cord blood.

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Diseases Treated with Cord Blood

Cord blood is a rich source of Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs). At present, HSCs have been used to treat up to 113 diseases5. These treatable diseases include:

  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia
  • Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
  • Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (JCML)
  • Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
  • Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Burkitt’s Lymphoma)
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia
  • Fanconi Anemia
  • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
  • Beta Thalassemia Major (aka Cooley’s Anemia)
  • Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
  • Pure Red Cell Aplasia
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Amegakaryocytosis / Congenital Thrombocytopenia
  • Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
  • Combined Immunodeficiency
  • SCID with Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (ADA-SCID)
  • X SCID which is X-linked
  • SCID with absence of T & B Cells
  • SCID with absence of T Cells, Normal B Cells
  • Omenn Syndrome
  • Infantile Genetic Agranulocytosis (Kostmann Syndrome)
  • Myelokathexis
  • Ataxia-Telangiectasia
  • Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency
  • DiGeorge Syndrome
  • Farber Disease
  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
  • Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorder, X-linked (Susceptibility to Epstein-Barr virus)
  • Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency
  • Hyper Igm Syndrome
  • X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
  • Acute Myelofibrosis
  • Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (Myelofibrosis)
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Essential Thrombocythemia
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Myeloma Multiplex
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease
  • Neutrophil Actin Deficiency
  • Reticular Dysgenesis
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Plasma Cell Leukemia
  • Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
  • Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
  • Erythropoietic Porphyria
  • Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
  • Pearson’s Syndrome
  • Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
  • Systemic Mastocytosis
  • Hurler Syndrome (MPS-IH)
  • Scheie Syndrome (MPS-IS)
  • Hunter Syndrome (MPS-II)
  • Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III)
  • Morquio Syndrome (MPS-IV)
  • Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS-VI)
  • Sly Syndrome (MPS-VII) (beta-glucuronidase deficiency)
  • Mucolipidosis II (I-cell Disease)
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
  • Krabbe Disease(Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy)
  • Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
  • Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
  • Niemann-Pick Disease
  • Sandhoff Disease
  • Wolman Disease
  • Saa / Amyloidosis
  • Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
  • Osteopetrosis
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) 
  • Refractory Anemia
  • Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (Sideroblastic anemia) 
  • Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts
  • Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation
  • Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) 
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The full list of diseases can be obtained from https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/diseases

Most Asked Questions by Parents Related to Cord Blood Banking

Until today, up to 113 diseases had been treated with cord blood transplants5. They could be divided into 7 categories, namely: Leukemia, Lymphomas, other Disorders of Blood Cell Proliferation, Inherited Disorders of Immune System, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, other Cancers and others.

Cord blood and umbilical blood contain two different stem cells which are widely adopted in different medical aspects. Cord blood is a rich source of HSCs which can create the blood and immune cells. Cancers, blood-related, immunity and metabolic diseases can be treated by cord blood. Umbilical cord is a rich source of MSCs which can create structural and connective tissues. Apart from minimizing GvHD in directed and unrelated allogeneic cord blood transplants, MSCs can potentially apply to chronic illnesses treatment, regenerative medicines as well as organ and tissue engineering5,6. Since cord blood and umbilical cord are rich sources of different types of stem cells, they may help to repair the body in different ways.

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1 Ipsos Healthcare 2009 – 2024 Cord Blood Bank Survey
5 Diseases treated page. Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation website. https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/diseases. Accessed June 28, 2023.
6 Therapies in clinical trials page. Parent’s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation website. https://parentsguidecordblood.org/en/diseases#trial. Accessed June 28, 2023.