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2. Stem cell laws and policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Stem cells are cells found in all multi-cellular organisms. They were isolated in mice in 1981, and in humans in 1998. [1] In humans there are many types of stem cells, each with varying levels of potency. Potency is a measure of a cell's differentiation potential, or the number of other cell types that can be made from that stem cell.

3. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood, in order to replicate inside a patient and produce additional normal blood cells. [1][2][3][4][5][6] HSCT may be ...

4. Georgia grandmother donated stem cells to a stranger ... - AOL

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   Tingle was working as a dental hygienist and, at the time, was preparing to run the Boston Marathon. She was 54 years old — well beyond what is often considered the prime age for stem cell donation.

5. Peripheral stem cell transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. hematology. [edit on Wikidata] Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), also called "Peripheral stem cell support", [1] is a method of replacing blood-forming stem cells. Stem cells can be destroyed through cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation, as well as any blood-related diseases, such as leukemia ...

6. How this Hallsville's blood stem cell donation could save a ...

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   Harf's wife, Mechtild, had leukemia and needed a blood stem cell transplant, but no family members were a match. Harf founded the registry in the hopes of finding a matching donor. DKMS in its ...

7. Hematopoietic stem cell - Wikipedia

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   Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood. [16] [17] [13] It may be autologous (the patient's own stem cells are used), allogeneic (the stem cells come from a donor) or syngeneic (from an identical twin).