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Acute Leukemias

Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia

Chronic Leukemias

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous
Leukemia (JCML)
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Amyloidosis
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)
Refractory Anemia (RA)
Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB)
Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation (RAEB-T)
Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (RARS)

Stem Cell Disorders

Aplastic Anemia (Severe)
Congenital Cytopenia
Dyskeratosis Congenita
Fanconi Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Myeloproliferative Disorders

Acute Myelofibrosis
Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (Myelofibrosis)
Essential Thrombocythemia
Polycythemia Vera

Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Hodgkin's Disease
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Prolymphocytic Leukemia

Phagocyte Disorders

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Neutrophil Actin Deficiency
Reticular Dysgenesis

Acute Leukemias

Adrenoleukodystrophy
Gaucher's Disease
Hunter's Syndrome (MPS-II)
Hurler's Syndrome (MPS-IH)
Krabbe Disease
Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS-VI)
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Morquio Syndrome (MPS-IV)
Mucolipidosis II (I-cell Disease)
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
Niemann-Pick Disease
Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III)
Scheie Syndrome (MPS-IS)
Sly Syndrome, Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency (MPS-VII)
Wolman Disease

Histiocytic Disorders

Familial Erythrophagocytic
Lymphohistiocytosis
Hemophagocytosis
Histiocytosis-X
Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis

Inherited Erythrocyte Abnormalities

Beta Thalassemia Major
Blackfan-Diamond Anemia
Pure Red Cell Aplasia
Sickle Cell Disease

Congenital (Inherited) Immune System Disorders

Absence of T & B Cells SCID
Absence of T Cells, Normal B Cell SCID
Ataxia-Telangiectasia
Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome
Common Variable Immunodeficiency
DiGeorge Syndrome
Kostmann Syndrome
Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Omenn's Syndrome
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
SCID with Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Inherited Platelet Abnormalities

Amegakaryocytosis / Congenital
Thrombocytopenia

Plasma Cell Disorders

Multiple Myeloma
Plasma Cell Leukemia
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Other Malignancies

Brain Tumors
Breast Cancer
Ewing Sarcoma
Neuroblastoma
Ovarian Cancer
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Testicular Cancer

Autoimmune Diseases

Evan Syndrome
Multiple Sclerosis (Experimental)
Rheumatoid Arthritis (Experimental)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Experimental)

Other Inherited Disorders

Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Osteopetrosis
Tay Sachs Disease

Potential Future Stem Cell Applications*

Alzheimer's Disease
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Liver Disease
Muscular Dystrophy
Parkinson's Disease
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke

*Chen, Jieli, et al., Experimental Neurology 171, 109-115 (2001); Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, Nov. 11, 2001 (8:303-307). "Stem Cells Could Remove Need for Liver Transplants," Chicago Tribune, July 25, 2000; "Implanted Insulin-Producing Cells Reverse Disease in Mice," Chicago Tribune, March 6, 2000; "Japanese Study Hints of Home-Grown Heart Bypasses," Reuters, November 7, 1999; Ackerman, T., "Baylor Scientist Creates Blood Cells from Muscle Cells in Mice," Houston Chronicle, October 11, 1999; "Researchers Find New Use for Stem Cells," Biotechnology News, Vol. 19, No. 24, October 7, 1999; "Bone Marrow Stem Cells Turn Into Brain Cells in Study," Bloomberg News, September 13, 1999.



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