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Cord Blood From: Judith B. Ulreich, Ph.D. (ulreich@U.Arizona.EDU) Wed Aug 28 11:49:44 1996 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: R. Daniel Braun: "On becoming an OB/GYN" Previous message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Politics and Medicine" >On Friday, Aug. 23, Ralf Witteler wrote concerning my note on uses of cord blood "Emphasis on what minorities? and What can you tell about your successes?" > >First, let me note that I am not involved in the study. At the cord blood bank in Tucson, AZ, about 50% of the stored blood is from Hispanics, the predominant minority in the area. There is emphasis on obtaining cord blood from all minorities. > >At the University of Arizona, 7-8 patients have received cord blood. Nationally, there have been about 300 such "transplants". About 2/3 of the cases are for cancers (leukemia, lymphomas) with a success rate of 50-60%. The remaining 1/3 of cases are for genetic blood disorders such as SCID and thalassemia, with success rates of approximately 85%. > -- Judith B. Ulreich, Ph.D. Phone: (520) 626-7073 Dept. Surgery/Transplantation (Liver) FAX: (520) 694-2580 University of Arizona College of Medicine Office: AHSC FOB 118C PO Box 245144 Tucson, AZ 85724-5144 e-mail: ulreich@aruba.ccit.arizona.edu Next message: R. Daniel Braun: "On becoming an OB/GYN" Previous message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Politics and Medicine"

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