Int J Stem Cells.
2012 May;5(1):84-87.
Enactment of a Law for Governmental Support of the Use of Cord Blood, and Ethical Issues
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- 1Department of Pediatrics and Blood/Marrow Transplantation, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. cord@hanyang.ac.kr
- 2Konkuk University Law School, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- In Korea, cord blood banking projects have been developed since 1996, and the 1st successful cord blood transplant was performed in 1998. Recently, "Cord Blood Management and Research Act" was legislated in 2010, and has been come into effect on July 1st, 2011. This review focuses the backgrounds, aims, and legislation process as well as principal articles in this act.
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