Cord Blood Registry Standard Recommendations from ASBMT

The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation has weighed in on cord blood registry standards. According to their site, they have adopted a policy on cord blood registries.

They state "ASBMT supports the development of a single, integrated registry of umbilical cord blood for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation."

ASBMT then provides a list of "principles" to which they believe ubc banks and registries should adhere. These include:

"The collection, processing, testing, typing, storage, matching and dissemination of cord blood units should be part of a continuum of cell sources accessible for transplant. Cells from all sources – marrow, peripheral blood and cord blood – should be readily and equally accessible."

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"An integrated cord blood registry should ensure confidentiality of all donor and patient records. "

You can read all of ASBMT's recommended principles for cord blood banking here.