Public cord blood banking may play an important role in the emergence of unrelated transplant in developing countries

摘要

In this issue of TRANSFUSION, Novelo-Garza and colleagues describe the development of a public cord blood bank and transplantation program at the La Raza Medical Center in Mexico City. Although cord blood banking is well established in many countries, the development of cord blood banking in this setting is indeed noteworthy. The article shows that standards that have emerged for cord blood banking elsewhere can be adapted for use in Mexico and suggests that the development of public cord blood banking may provide a viable approach to support the emergence of unrelated transplantation programs in developing countries. Finally, the emergence of high-quality public cord blood banks in developing countries will likely contribute to the greater pool of available cell sources for the benefit of patients around the globe