Perspectives for the Use of Umbilical Cord Blood in Transplantation and Beyond: Initiatives for an Advanced and Sustainable Public Banking Program in Greece

Perspectives for the Use of Umbilical Cord Blood in Transplantation and Beyond: Initiatives for an Advanced and Sustainable Public Banking Program in Greece

The umbilical cord blood (UCB) donated in public UCB banks is a source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) alternative to bone marrow for allogeneic HSC transplantation (HSCT). However, the high rejection rate of the donated units due to the strict acceptance criteria and the wide application of the h...

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Main Authors: Patra Pateraki, Helen Latsoudis, Anastasia Papadopoulou, Ioanna Gontika, Irene Fragiadaki, Irene Mavroudi, Nikoleta Bizymi, Aristea Batsali, Michail E. Klontzas, Angeliki Xagorari, Efstathios Michalopoulos, Damianos Sotiropoulos, Evangelia Yannaki, Catherine Stavropoulos-Giokas, Helen A. Papadaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
umbilical cord blood (UCB)
umbilical cord blood banks
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
human leukocyte antigens (HLA)
mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)
induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/4/1152

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