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Umbilical Cord Blood is a Viable Source of Stem Cells for Older Patients
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Title Umbilical Cord Blood is a Viable Source of Stem Cells for Older Patients
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567273?src=rss
Description Umbilical cord blood can be an alternative graft source for older patients in need of a hematopoietic stem-cell transplant who lack an HLA-matched related donor. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Pathology and Lab Medicine
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Date Dec 12, 2007
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