Clinical trials for type 1 diabetes in Atlanta, GA?
My brother was recently diagnosed with diabetes & as his twin I hate having to watch him prick himself I heard about some experiments that could potentially cure him but many require umbilical stem cells which I do not have, other options ?
Well, first, there ARE public donor cord blood banks.
Next… its not the cord blood they need, its the hematopoetic stem cells – the same stem cells that are in bone marrow and peripheral blood. If you are an identical twin, you are a match to be a donor. If you arent identical, you have the same chances as any other sibling. But once again, there ARE public donor registries. In fact, the national marrow registries (and they also run the cord blood donor banks) even compile themselves together to give patients looking the ability to search for a donor world wide (or their doctors, anyways)
March 07 2010 02:11 pm | Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
March 7th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Well, first, there ARE public donor cord blood banks.
Next… its not the cord blood they need, its the hematopoetic stem cells – the same stem cells that are in bone marrow and peripheral blood. If you are an identical twin, you are a match to be a donor. If you arent identical, you have the same chances as any other sibling. But once again, there ARE public donor registries. In fact, the national marrow registries (and they also run the cord blood donor banks) even compile themselves together to give patients looking the ability to search for a donor world wide (or their doctors, anyways)
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