Its stem cells are used to treat 80 diseases
"Cell Safe" collects 100,000 "umbilical cords"
100 studies looking at the value of cord blood stem cells.
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The Cord Blood Center "CellSave" in Dubai announced that it has stored more than 100,000 umbilical cord units for citizens and residents of the country, to be used in the treatment of chronic and dangerous diseases.
The center's CEO, Sarah Al-Haj Ali, said that it is the first private cord blood facility to obtain a license from the Dubai Health Authority, and it includes the largest stem cell laboratory in the Gulf region and the Middle East.
She stated that the center recorded a high turnout of Emirati families to store cord blood units for 30 years, to benefit from them in the future in treating diseases.
Cord blood stem cells are used to treat more than 80 conditions, including blood disorders, cancers, and metabolic disorders to rebuild the blood and immune system.
Al-Hajj stressed that there are more than 100 studies underway around the world examining the value of umbilical cord blood stem cells in regenerative medicine, in important medical fields, such as cardiovascular, neurological, immune, and tissue or organ damage.
For her part, Director of Operations at the Umbilical Cord Bank, Alia Abdel Razek, said that stem cells can be collected from the umbilical cord, tissues and placenta after birth, and stored refrigerated in a licensed laboratory for more than 30 years.
She confirmed the extraction of a large number of stem cells from Arab and Gulf families for a wide range of treatment processes, including cases of thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, cancers, and regenerative clinical trials, such as cerebral palsy and autism.
She also confirmed that cord blood and stem cell services in Dubai are distinguished by their commitment to quality, noting that the use of cord blood is a rapidly growing field in the Arab region to treat a range of diseases.
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