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Whats the difference between a bone marrow and a stem cell transplant?

April 26, 2017bone CELL marrow stem transplant

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Whats the difference between a bone marrow and a stem cell transplant?

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The stem cells can be collected in one of several ways. One source is bone marrow, used because it is rich in “stem cells”. Stem cells can also be obtained from umbilical cord blood, which is rich in stem cells. Although circulating (peripheral) blood is not very rich in stem cells, filtration techniques can be used to concentrate the stem cells for a transplant. Note that the two terms “bone marrow” and “stem cell” transplants are sometimes used interchangeably by nonprofessionals, however, all bone marrow transplants are stem cell transplants but not all stem cell transplants are bone marrow transplants.