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Purpose : Since umbilical cord blood (UCB), which used to be discarded, was found to be a source of
enriched hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, basic research to elucidate characteristics of UCB
hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and its clinical application to bedside transplantation have been
attempted. Moreover, stem cell transplantation (SCT) has expanded its role, not only in hematopoietic
reconstitution, but in cancer therapy,... |
