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If the baby has an inherited genetic disorder, can his/her cord blood still be used in the future?

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If the baby has an inherited genetic disorder, can his/her cord blood still be used in the future?

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At the present time, cord blood stem cells can be used to treat leukemia, lymphoma and other blood disorders but not inherited diseases. Therefore, may be it is not necessary to store the cord blood of the baby who has an inherited genetic disorder. However, the rate of biomedical technology development is unpredictable; in the future there might be a break through with cord blood stem cells application such as cell therapy, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.