An umbilical cord blood transplant utilizes blood from the umbilical cord for transplantation purposes. Like bone marrow and peripheral blood, the umbilical cord is also a rich source of stem cells used in transplantation.
Connecting Patients and Research
An umbilical cord blood transplant utilizes blood from the umbilical cord for transplantation purposes. Like bone marrow and peripheral blood, the umbilical cord is also a rich source of stem cells used in transplantation.
KrabbeConnect
P.O. Box 264
Rosemount, MN 55068-0264
(800) 800-5509 toll-free
Info@KrabbeConnect.org
A day in which each patient receives an early diagnosis, has access to state-of-the-art care, and lives a life free of Krabbe disease.
Currently Krabbe disease is not automatically screened for in the state of Pennsylvania. Parents must request or “Opt-In” to have Krabbe added to the newborn screening tests done at birth.
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