FamilyLink Cord Blood Storage Program Provides for the recovery, preservation and storage of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord immediately after child birth. These stem cells are reserved for future use by the donor or donor's family in the treatment of a variety of major diseases and serious medical conditions.
Alberta Cord Blood Bank A non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and preservation of umbilical cord blood stem cells for public use. Although located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Bank is national in scope and collects donated waste umbilical cord blood samples from coast to coast in Canada.
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Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Umbilical Cord Banks, both private and public, have developed since in the mid- to late 1990s in response to the success of umbilical cord blood transplants in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems, such as Fanconi's Anemia and Leukemia. Umbilical Cord Blood, hereafter called "UCB", once seen as waste to be discarded after a birth, is now viewed as a precious resource. Since the first successful UCB transplant was performed on a child with Fanconi’s anemia in 1988, more than 2000 patients have been treated with this procedure. UCB contains hematopoietic stem cells, progenitor cells that can form red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets and can be used to treat many diseases of the blood and immune systems.