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Originally Posted by Brotato
Thanks to CorporateJay for the message with his findings! Thanks to everyone in here for the comments as well, much appreciated.
My own research has found that the cord blood banks oversell the benefits of the cord blood, much like Canada 02 posted. The most common disease that cord blood is used for is childhood leukaemia, however you cannot use your own cord blood for this, as the defect is present in the cord blood as well.
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I always thought it was more like you could use it if some other subsequent child needed a bone marrow transplant. I don't have any kids so I've never looked into it, although a pretty significant family history of leukemia means I'd probably spend the money for even a slim potential benefit.