Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 269-275 , April 2004

Racial diversity with high nucleated cell counts and CD34 counts achieved in a national network of cord blood banks

  • Karen K Ballen

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Karen K. Ballen, MD, Hematology/Oncology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom St., Cox 640, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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  • Joanne Kurtzberg

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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  • Thomas A Lane

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Portland, Oregon, USA
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  • Bruce R Lindgren

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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  • John P Miller

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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  • Denis Nagan

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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  • Bruce Newman

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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  • Neil Rupp

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Portland, Oregon, USA
    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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  • N.Rebecca Haley

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Cord Blood Program, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Received 18 August 2003 ,Accepted 10 December 2003.

  • Image Result

    The percentage of consented mothers whose cord units were banked shown by race/ethnicity.

    The percentage of consented mothers whose cord units were banked shown by race/ethnicity.

PII: S1083-8791(03)00524-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2003.12.003

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 269-275 , April 2004