Cord blood is a blood that is the leftover in the newborn umbilical cord post birth. This Cord blood is just like a bone marrow which is an important kind of the stem cell and can also be put to use in different kinds of medical cure. The process which allows people to save or store this precious resource for possible use in medical applications is known as cord blood banking. It is discarded in the sickbay if not saved. Thalassemia is a genetic disorder which makes the affected person to go through blood transfusions for about two to three times in a month.
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