Umbilical cord blood can help treat over 80 diseases including leukemia, lymphoma, Tay Sachs and sickle cell disease. Californian women can now donate their baby’s umbilical cord to a public bank so that more people may find a lifesaving match. UC Davis Health System is playing a leading role to extract that powerful value from otherwise-wasted cord blood. To help build the inventory and diversity of publicly available cord blood units in California and beyond, UC Davis is managing the launch and growth of the state’s first comprehensive public collection program.
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