A Cord-Blood Transplant Involves Obtaining the Stem Cells to Transplant

question 55

Multiple Choice

A cord-blood transplant involves obtaining the stem cells to transplant into the diseased patient from

• A)the spermatic cord of a donor's testes.
• B)the spinal cord of the patient.
• C)the umbilical cord of a donor shortly after birth.
• D)the irradiated bone marrow of the patient.
• E)the spinal cord of an aborted fetus.

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