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Purpose
The purpose of AsiaCORD is to promote a pan-Asian supply of cord blood (CB) units, because of the higher frequency of HLA matching within Asian populations. In order to establish this network in Asia, a major requirement is establishment of international standards of cord blood banking.
To realize this, we will first start to run searching for cord blood units in AsiaCORD members. Subsequently, we hope this will lead transplant medical teams to searching for cord blood units which are located in other cord blood banks in Asia as well.
In the near future, we are to establish the minimum requirements for cord blood banking, and to make guidelines Asia-wide with overriding country differences. Then, we will be able to guarantee the quality of cord blood products, and assure their clinical safety and effectiveness.
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