• Front Matter R1-R20

• Executive Summary 1-19

• 1 Introduction 20-32

• 2 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 33-55

• 3 Research 56-74

• 4 Umbilical Cord Blood Banks and Banking 75-105

• 5 Ethical and Legal Issues 106-119

• 6 Inventory of a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program 120-128

• 7 Recommended Structure of a National Program 129-140

• Appendix A: Methods Section: Data Collection and Analysis 141-148

• Appendix B: Survey 149-159

• Appendix C: Survey Results 160-207

• Appendix D: Potential Nonhematopoietic Uses for Stem Cells in Cord Blood 208-220

• Appendix E: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Increasing Cord Blood Inventory Levels 221-241

• Appendix F: HLA Overview 242-272

• Appendix G: Analysis of the NYBC, NMDP, and NHLBI Cord Blood Data 273-282

• Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff 283-292

• Acronyms 293-296

• Glossary 297-300

• Index 301-314

" Appendix B: Survey ." Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005 .

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