WHAT
ARE STEM CELLS?
Undivided biological cells that can develop into cells of
other types. There are two types of stem cells — embryonic and adult .
WHAT
IS BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANT?
The introduction of blood healthy stem cells into the
body to replace damaged or diseased cells. These cells are harvested from the
umbilical cord, bone marrow or blood of the donor and injected into the
recepient.
The procedure is used to treat blood disorders like
leukemia and lymphoma, heart diseases, Parkinson’s and muscular dystrophy Some
blood diseases can be cured with stem cell transplants. While 30% of patients
find a match in their family, the rest need unrelated donors.
WHAT
IS PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL DONATION?
The donor is injected with certain medication for five
days prior to donation. The medication helps growth of stem cells. On the day
of donation, blood stem cells are collected in a four-hour procedure. Stem
cells are isolated and removed .
IS
IT SAFE?
More than 30,000 blood stem cell donations have been
carried out across the world without any side effects .
WHAT
IS A BLOOD STEM CELL REGISTRY?
It maintains donor profiles and their genetic
information. There are two registries — Datri in Chennai with 43,000 profiles,
and Marrow Donor Registry of India with 10,000 .
WHO
CAN BECOME A DONOR?
Any healthy person between the ages of 18 and 40. A
sterile cotton swab is rubbed against the inner cheek and genetic data is
obtained, and stored in the database
DOES
INDIA HAVE ENOUGH DONORS?
No. India has less than 60,000 donors, while Europe and
US have around 30 million .
WHY
DOES INDIA NEED MORE DONORS?
These are just a few reasons:
- · 1:10,000 is the probability of finding a suitable blood match
- · 40 adults diagnosed with fatal blood disorders daily 10,000 babies born with Thalassemia every year.
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