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Cord blood banking in France: reorganising the national network.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20395177     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Paradoxically, France is one of the leading exporters of cord blood units worldwide, but ranks only 17th in terms of cord blood units per inhabitant, and imports 64% of cord blood grafts to meet national transplantation demands. With three operational banks in 2008, the French allogeneic cord blood network is now entering an important phase of development with the creation of seven new banks collecting from local clusters of maternities. Although the French network of public banks is demonstrating a strong commitment to reorganise and scale up its activities, the revision of France's bioethics law in 2010 has sparked a debate concerning the legalisation of commercial autologous banking. The paper discusses key elements for a comprehensive national plan that would strengthen the allogeneic banking network through which France could meet its national medical needs and guarantee equal access to healthcare.
Authors:
Gregory Katz; Antonia Mills
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1473-0502     ISO Abbreviation:  Transfus. Apher. Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-23     Completed Date:  2010-10-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101095653     Medline TA:  Transfus Apher Sci     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  307-16     Citation Subset:  T    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Affiliation:
ESSEC Business School (Paris-Singapore), ESSEC-sanofi-aventis Chair of Therapeutic Innovation, Cergy, France. katz@essec.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Banks / organization & administration*
Blood Donors / legislation & jurisprudence*
Commerce / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence,  organization & administration
Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Fetal Blood*
France
Humans
Transplantation, Autologous
Transplantation, Homologous

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