Frequently Asked Questions: About Adult Peripheral Blood and Stem Cells

1. What is adult peripheral blood?
2. What are stem cells?
3. What are adult stem cells?
4. What are adult peripheral blood stem cells?
5. How does AdultCells, LLC further describe adult stem cells?
6. How are stem cells being used in medicine today?
7. What sorts of diseases can be treated with stem cell transplantations?
8. What is the future of adult stem cells?
9. Why are adult stem cell transplants preferred in the medical community over bone marrow transplants?
10. What is graft vs. host disease (GVHD)?
11. What is HLA matching?

Frequently Asked Questions: Banking Adult Stem Cells:

1. Why should I store my peripheral blood if I am not sick?
2. Isn’t storing your adult stem cells only for people with a history of family diseases?
3. Do we need to collect and store blood samples for everyone in the family?
4. Who should consider becoming an AdultCells client?
5. When should you preserve your adult stem cells?
6. What is the Purpose of Preserving Adult Stem Cells?

Frequently Asked Questions - Collection of Adult Stem Cells:

1. How new is adult peripheral blood stem cell collection?
2. How does AdultCells collect my adult stem cells?
3. Is collection amount important?
4. Is there any risk during collection?
5. Why has AdultCells chosen the standard method of adult peripheral blood collection rather than what is called the apheresis blood collection process?

Frequently Asked Questions - Shipping and Handling of Adult Peripheral Blood:

1. How are my adult stem cells sent to your laboratory?
2. How long will my stem cells remain viable in the kit after collection?
3. Do the stem cells have to be kept at room temperature before shipping?

Frequently Asked Questions - Processing and Banking Adult Stem Cells:

1. Where are my stem cells stored?
2. How do I know my stem cells are stored safely?
3. How is my blood processed?
4. What testing is performed by AdultCells?
5. How long can my blood stem cells be stored in liquid nitrogen?
6. Does AdultCells perform HLA typing on my blood samples?
7. Will I receive confirmation that my blood has been stored successfully?
8. How do I know that my sample won’t be confused with someone else’s?
9. What federal or state guidelines or regulations do you follow?
10. If my family ever needs the sample, how do we retrieve it?
11. Is there a cost to retrieve my stem cells?
12. Does insurance cover the service of adult peripheral blood banking?

Frequently Asked Questions - About AdultCells, LLC:

1. What is unique about AdultCells, LLC?

Frequently Asked Questions - Enrolling with AdultCells:

1. How do I enroll with AdultCells?
2. How much does it cost to save my adult peripheral blood stem cells?
3. How can AdultCells offer its adult peripheral blood stem cell preservation service at such an affordable price?
4. When and why should I enroll with AdultCells?
5. Will I be charged a fee by my caregiver for the collection?
6. How does AdultCells ensure the confidentiality of my personal information?