Transplant

TYPES OF TRANSPLANT

Stem cell transplant is classified as follows:

- in autologous transplant (the stored placental blood unit is used as a transplant graft for the child/adult during the birth of whose harvesting was made = the donor and the recipient are the same individual)
- allogeneic (the stored placental blood unit is used as a transplant graft for one immunologically compatible individual with the child / adult during the birth of whose harvesting was made - the donor and the recipient are different individuals). Depending on the source of the graft, the allogeneic transplantation may be related or unrelated.

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The harvested placental blood unit can be used both as a graft for autologous transplantation and as the graft for related allogeneic transplant.

In the family, the highest likelihood of immunological compatibility is with brothers having the same parents; it is valued at 25%. For parents or other family members, the likelihood of immunological compatibility is much smaller.