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I would actually argue that the chances of using it are actually much higher & it would make the top 1000 options in terms of expected ROI. Using type 1 diabetes as an example:

By age 18, approximately 1/300 people in the US develop type 1 diabetes

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240160#1 -> here's an article demonstrating how cord blood has successfully reversed type 1 diabetes

and that's just for diabetes. Consider the chances and corresponding research around cerebral palsy, hair loss, heart failure, liver disease, cancers, and more that stem cells - and specifically cord blood stem cells - have been successfully used for.

Comment · 4 years ago

hello! founder of Anja Health here :)

Yes, it makes sense without a predisposition. Things like HIV with the woman cited in the article, cerebral palsy due to a near drowning accident, etc. could all be use cases. Our own team has a sales exec who used stem cells for a knee injury he got in track & field in high school. Another has a grandfather who used it for dementia.

BTW, a lot of our clients self identify as having <75k in income. Our pricing is 35-85/mo. for 8 years to cover 20 years of storage. :D so hopefully you don't need to allocate too much disposable income. It's still an investment for sure, but many think it's worth it. Myself included obviously haha

Comment · 4 years ago

I think freezing for future use is the best way to go. A few reasons: 1) cord blood transplants from related donors have higher survival rates than unrelated donors https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199708073370602 2) this woman was lucky that she was able to find a partial match, but many don't. The combination of using a related blood donor + an unrelated cord blood donor was a lucky strike. I think for many very mixed race folks or especially people of color (specifically Black communities), they may not be so lucky 3) the cost of finding a donor can be extremely steep. Some may be covered by insurance, but not all of it will be. My guess is this woman who was cured from HIV is relatively affluent to some degree. Banking cord blood is considered to be for affluent folks, but the difference in cost of banking vs. finding a donor later on is massive

Comment · 4 years ago

there isn't any evidence that delaying cord clamping for longer than 60 seconds gives the baby more benefits than delaying cord clamping for 30-60 seconds

Comment · 4 years ago

In a perfect world, I think everyone has access to their own stem cells as opposed to sifting thru donor pool.

Donating is definitely awesome, but there's a lot of research surrounding how cord blood transplantation from related donors (or yourself) increases your chance of survival from a stem cell transplant vs. using an unrelated donor. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199708073370602 - there's a chance of rejection. This woman found a partial match, but she was lucky. I assume she's only 2 races or a common mix i.e. half white, half something else

Finding a match later on can also be much more expensive than keeping your own!

Comment · 4 years ago

Evidence that it would’ve helped my brother: https://pediatrics.duke.edu/news/umbilical-cord-blood-improv... Evidence that people of color have a harder time finding a match: https://www.cancer.net/blog/2021-03/why-bone-marrow-registry... Using interest rates and comparing old prices isn’t the comparison I was using to illustrate that we’re cheaper. I was using current cord blood banks’ prices. Cord blood banks in the US.

Comment · 4 years ago

We’re HIPAA compliant. No data for sale. Checkout anjahealth.com/lab where we answer how to retrieve stem cells

Comment · 4 years ago

Clients sign an agreement stating that it is their property. We shift the management of this property to another company in the case that anything happens. All samples remain in our lab, unless specifically requested otherwise. We have a legal obligation to turn over client relationship management elsewhere.