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Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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Definition
: Transplantation of STEM CELLS collected from the fetal blood remaining in the UMBILICAL CORD and the PLACENTA after delivery. Included are the HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS.
Other names
Placental Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation