Abstract

RIVERO-JIMENEZ, René Antonio. Reasons for a cord blood bank at the Institute of Hematology and Immunology, Cuba. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.1, pp. 4-10. ISSN 0864-0289.

During the last 45 years, alogenic stem cell transplant has been an every day most used form of treatment for the cure of malignant hemopathies and other genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease and some primary immunodeficiencies. Nevertheless, the lack of adequate donors caused by not having the patients possible histocompatible relatives has made it necessary to look for alternatives in "non related"donors to guarantee the efficacy and security of the transplant. A commonly used source is cord blood (CB); the first transplant was made in 1989 and in the last 25 years it has been widely applied in developed countries. CB banks have become an important reserve for these treatments and for regenerative cell therapy, due to their multiple advantages. Having a public CB bank in Cuba is a need for the development of our National Health System which will allow us to join our efforts with the international scientific community in the struggle for a better health care for our people and other countries of the world, particularly Latin America.

Keywords : transplant; blood; umbilical cord; histocompatibility; HLA.

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