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<div id="topic-summary" class="syndicate"><p>Stem cells are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. </p>
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<p>Stem cells are different from other cells in the body in three ways:</p>
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<p>Doctors and scientists are excited about stem cells because they could help in many different areas of health and medical research. Studying stem cells may help explain how serious conditions such as birth defects and cancer come about. Stem cells may one day be used to make cells and tissues for therapy of many diseases. Examples include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis.</p>
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<p class="attribution">NIH: National Institutes of Health</p></div>
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<a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/bone-marrow-transplant/in-depth/stem-cells/art-20048117?p=1" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="26761" >Stem Cells: What They Are and What They Do</a>
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<a href="https://www.aboutstemcells.org/stem-cell-intro" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="121023" >What Are Stem Cells?</a>
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<a href="https://www.nmdp.org/get-involved/join-the-registry/donate-pbsc" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="112659" >Donating Peripheral Blood Stem Cells</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (National Marrow Donor Program)</span>
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<a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/treatment-types/stem-cell-transplant/donors.html" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="40026" >Donating Stem Cells and Bone Marrow</a>
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<span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.cancer.org/es/cancer/como-sobrellevar-el-cancer/tipos-de-tratamiento/trasplante-de-celulas-madre/proceso.html" data-sid="107872">Spanish</a> </span>
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<a href="https://www.nmdp.org/patients/transplant-support/life-after-transplant" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="40127" >Life after a blood stem cell transplant</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (National Marrow Donor Program)</span>
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<a href="https://bloodstemcell.hrsa.gov/transplant-basics/planning-transplant" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="73391" >Planning for a Transplant -- Blood Stem Cell</a>
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<a href="https://www.nmdp.org/patients/transplant-support/preparing-for-transplant/treatment-before-transplant" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="43423" >Treatment before Transplant</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (National Marrow Donor Program)</span>
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|
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<span class="orgs"> (National Marrow Donor Program)</span>
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<a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/treatment-types/stem-cell-transplant/process.html" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="96132" >Getting a Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplant</a>
|
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<span class="orgs"> (American Cancer Society)</span>
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<span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.cancer.org/es/cancer/como-sobrellevar-el-cancer/tipos-de-tratamiento/trasplante-de-celulas-madre/efectos-secundarios-del-trasplante.html" data-sid="107871">Spanish</a> </span>
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<a href="https://www.aboutstemcells.org/info/nine-things-to-know-about-stem-cell-treatments" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="121025" >Nine Things to Know About Stem Cell Treatments</a>
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<a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/treatment-types/stem-cell-transplant/transplant-side-effects.html" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="67892" >Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplant Side Effects</a>
|
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<span class="orgs"> (American Cancer Society)</span>
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<a href="https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/stem-cell-transplant" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="24203" data-org="NCI">Stem Cell Transplants in Cancer Treatment</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (National Cancer Institute)</span>
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|
||
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<span class="orgs"> (International Society for Stem Cell Research)</span>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTnkR7I0zk" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="99864" data-org="NCI">Becoming a Blood Stem Cell Donor</a>
|
||
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<span class="orgs"> (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)</span>
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<a href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?cond=%22Hematopoietic+Stem+Cells%22&aggFilters=status:not%20rec" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="28424" data-org="NIH">ClinicalTrials.gov: Hematopoietic Stem Cells</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (National Institutes of Health)</span>
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<a href="https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?intr=%22Stem+Cell+Transplantation%22&aggFilters=status:not%20rec" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="65711" data-org="NIH">ClinicalTrials.gov: Stem Cell Transplantation</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (National Institutes of Health)</span>
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