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Pluripotential cells or stem cells are cells in the body that have the potential to develop into one of the several types of body tissues; in other words, they are undifferentiated and uncommitted to develop into a specific tissue type. Umbilical cord blood is a source of stem cells. The medical hope is that these
can specialize into different cell types in regimens used to treat different types of diseases and injuries.
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It is assumed that these cells would not have antigens that would be regarded as foreign by the baby's immune system because they have the same genes and hence would not be rejected.
