Dianne N. Irving
August 6, 2005
Reproduced with Permission
It's worth saying it again; eventually people might get it: NO NEED FOR HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS. See sample of references for the successful use of adult stem cells below. To date not one patient has been helped or cured with human embryonic stem cells. Smart funding -- both public and private -- should be going to successful adult stem cell research.
250 studies of successful adult stem cells in patients:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=%22stem+cells%22&submit=Search
Over 80 diseases treated:
http://www.corcell.com/expectant/diseases_treated.html#current
For example:
Current Stem Cell Applications
Acute Leukemia's
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Acute Lymphoblast Leukemia (ALL)
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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
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Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia
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Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
Chronic Leukemia's
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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
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Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (JCML)
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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Refractory Anemia (RA)
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Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (RARS)
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Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB)
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Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation (RAEB-T)
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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
Stem Cell Disorders
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Aplastic Anemia (Severe)
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Fanconi Anemia
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
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Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Myeloproliferative Disorders
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Acute Myelofibrosis
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Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (myelofibrosis)
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Polycythemia Vera
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Essential Thrombocythemia
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Hodgkin's Disease
Phagocyte Disorders
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
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Chronic Granulomatous Disease
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Neutrophil Actin Deficiency
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Reticular Dysgenesis
Other Inherited Disorders
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Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
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Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
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Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
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Osteopetrosis
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Adrenoleukodystrophy
Inherited Platelet Abnormalities
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Amegakaryocytosis / Congenital Thrombocytopenia
Inherited Metabolic Disorders
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Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
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Hurler's Syndrome (MPS-IH)
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Scheie Syndrome (MPS-IS)
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Hunter's Syndrome (MPS-II)
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Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III)
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Morquio Syndrome (MPS-IV)
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Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS-VI)
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Sly Syndrome, Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency (MPS-VII)
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Adrenoleukodystrophy
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Mucolipidosis II (I-cell Disease)
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Krabbe Disease
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Gaucher's Disease
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Niemann-Pick Disease
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Wolman Disease
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Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Histiocytic Disorders
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Familial Erythrophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
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Histiocytosis-X
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Hemophagocytosis
Inherited Erythrocyte Abnormalities
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Beta Thalassemia Major
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Sickle Cell Disease
Inherited Immune System Disorders
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Ataxia-Telangiectasia
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Kostmann Syndrome
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Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
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DiGeorge Syndrome
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Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome
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Omenn's Syndrome
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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
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SCID with Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
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Absence of T & B Cells SCID
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Absence of T Cells, Normal B Cell SCID
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency
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Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
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X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Plasma Cell Disorders
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Multiple Myeloma
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Plasma Cell Leukemia
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Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
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Amyloidosis
Other Malignancies
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Ewing Sarcoma
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Neuroblastoma
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Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Retinoblastoma
Potential Future Stem Cell Applications
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Cardiac Disease
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Diabetes
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Lupus
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Muscular Dystrophy
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Parkinson's Disease
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Spinal Cord Injury
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Stroke
This list represents major categories of diseases treated with stem cells and is not exhaustive.
For instance, there are over twenty (20) specific types of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and numerous types of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, to name just two among many others.
Other cord blood banks include diseases such as breast cancer and testicular cancer. CorCell has chosen not to include these diseases as clinical data has demonstrated that these diseases are not effectively treated with stem cell transplantation.
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