Tips On Picking The Best Cord Blood Banking Company In India

Cord blood banking, as the term suggests, refers to the storage of umbilical cord blood

. The blood is extracted from the umbilical cord minutes before giving birth. Such banks or medical institutions were established because of the need to store cord blood for future cord blood transplants in the treatment of immune system and blood diseases. Some of the diseases that have potential to be treated with cellular therapy include Lung Cancer, Parkinson's Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sports injuries to the cartilage, autoimmune diseases like Type 1 Diabetes, heart disease, stroke, bone disease and injury, Multiple Sclerosis, and Crohns Disease.

There are public and private cord blood banks in India, some better than others. There are several tips that will help you pick the best company for cord banking in India.

A good cord blood banking facility is one that also does placenta cord banking. Getting all these services under one roof will save you money. The company should also offer stem cell treatment. Go for a company that has been around for several years, one that has a well-trained team in stem cell treatment, and one that has had many stem cell treatment patients over the years.

Go for one such medical facility that does viral testing on the cord blood before storage. The cord blood should be tested for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. The facility should also do tissue typing for the determination of the HLA type and it should examine the nucleate cell count, cell viability, molecule cluster (CD34), blood group antigen (ABO & Rh), and bacterial and fungal growth.

The cord banking company you are about to approach should be involved in research and experimental therapy over and above the collection, processing and cryo-preservation (preservation below -150 Celsius) of stem cells.

A good facility is one that has computerized cryotanks that have state-of-the-art vaporised liquid nitrogen technology which is important in eliminating cross contamination possibilities. Go for banks that have their own piped liquid nitrogen facility as this ensures there is uninterrupted Liquid Nitrogen supply. The clean rooms should be completely germ free and the Quality Control Lab as well as the processing areas should be well-equipped. A good company is one that has 24-hour uninterrupted power supply as well as a backup system.

Ensure that the cord banking company you are approaching should have a dedicated customer care centre. Another important consideration when making the choice is licensing. The company should be licensed by the relevant government and industry regulatory bodies. It should follow the stringent guidelines of the likes of ISO-9001, AABB, USFDA, and FACT-NETCORD and it should be compliant with GTP, GDP, GLP, and GCP standards. The facility should be in collaboration with the International Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Blood Donor Registry.

Go for a facility that has well-established partner hospitals for the stem cell therapy. They should have personalized counseling program for the mother and family. Another important consideration is the reliability of the courier service used. Cost considerations are important, but they should be secondary if you want to get the best cord blood banks.

by: Unistem

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