Did you know that the cord blood collected from a newborn baby’s umbilical cord has powerful stem cells that can treat over 80 serious diseases? From certain cancers to genetic and metabolic disorders, stem cells are changing the way we fight diseases that once had no cure. Here is a list of diseases that can be treated by stem cells.
What Are Stem Cells?
Stem cells are special cells in the body that can develop into different types of cells. These act as the body’s raw material that can grow into many different things.
There are four main sources of stem cells –
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Embryonic Stem Cells – Collected from human embryos, these can develop into any cell type in the body.
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Fetal Stem Cells – Extracted from fetal blood or bone marrow, these cells are highly adaptable.
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Adult Stem Cells – Found in bone marrow and body tissues, these cells can replace damaged or dead cells.
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Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells – Collected from a newborn’s umbilical cord, these cells can be used to treat cancers, genetic diseases, and inherited disorders.
Why Cord Blood Stem Cells Matter
97% of cord blood was thrown away as medical waste a few years ago.7 HYPERLINK “https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2115284” Scientists are now aware of its enormous potential. The US FDA now approves cord blood stem cells to treat immunological deficiencies, metabolic disorders, blood cancers, and blood disorders.
Currently, 50,000 stem cell transplants are performed annually worldwide, with an annual growth rate of 10% to 15%. One of the most common diseases successfully treated by stem cell transplants is leukaemia, the most prevalent cancer in children in India.
List Of Diseases Treated By Cord Blood Stem Cells
Here is the full FDA-approved list of diseases that can be treated by cord blood stem cells:
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Cancers |
Blood Disorders |
Immune Disorders |
Metabolic Disorders |
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
Acute Myelofibrosis |
Ataxia-Telangiectasia |
Adrenoleukodystrophy |
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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia |
Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome |
Hunter’s Syndrome |
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Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia |
Amyloidosis |
Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia |
Hurler’s Syndrome |
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Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia |
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anaemia |
Chediak-Higashi Syndrome |
Krabbe Disease |
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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia |
Congenital Amegakaryocytosis Thrombocytopenia |
Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy |
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Aplastic Anemia |
Common Variable Immunodeficiency |
Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome |
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
Beta Thalassemia Major |
DiGeorge Syndrome |
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy |
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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia |
Diamond Blackfan Anaemia |
Erythropoietic Porphyria |
Morquio Syndrome |
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Multiple Myeloma |
Essential Thrombocythemia |
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis |
Mucolipidosis |
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Medulloblastoma |
Fanconi Anemia |
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome |
Niemann-Pick Disease |
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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia |
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia |
Infantile Genetic Agranulocytosis (Kostmann Syndrome) |
Osteopetrosis |
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Plasma Cell Leukemia |
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) |
Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency |
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease |
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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
Lymphoproliferative Disorders |
Sandhoff Disease |
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
Polycythemia Vera |
Lymphoproliferative Disorders-X linked |
Sanfilippo Syndrome |
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Neuroblastoma |
Pure Red Cell Aplasia |
Myelokathexis |
Scheie Syndrome |
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Retinoblastoma |
Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts |
Neutrophil Actin Deficiency |
Sly Syndrome |
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Refractory Anemia |
Omenn Syndrome |
Wolman Disease |
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Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts In Transformation |
Reticular Dysgenesis |
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Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblast |
Pearson’s Syndrome |
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Sickle Cell Disease |
SCID (X-linked) |
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SCID with absence of normal B cells and T-cells |
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SCID with absence of T and B cells |
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SCID (ADA-SCID) |
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Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome |
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Systemic Mastocytosis |
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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome |
Have Stem Cells Actually Treated Diseases?
Yes, human stem cells have been used to successfully treat many serious conditions and diseases since 1928. Over 17,000 blood cancer patients had been treated with stem cell transplants by 2010. Today, by 2026, the number has significantly increased.
Safeguard Your Baby’s Future Health by Banking Stem Cells With LifeCell
The only time cord blood stem cells can be extracted is during birth. If you miss that window, you will no longer have access to a potentially life-saving tool.
The first and biggest stem cell bank in India, LifeCell, provides Community Stem Cell Banking, a novel approach that combines the advantages of private and public banking. The stem cells from your baby are added to a shared pool that the baby, parents, siblings, and grandparents on both sides of the family can access.
LifeCell provides a greater than 97% chance of locating an HLA-matched unit when needed thanks to its more than 85,000 certified cord blood units.