How long can cord blood and tissues be stored and its cells remain viable?

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asked Dec 25, 2018 in Pregnancy by Taniuskakiska (380 points)
How long can cord blood and tissues be stored and its cells remain viable?

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answered Dec 25, 2018 by Gracy (149,380 points)
Properly frozen and stored cord blood can usually be stored forever as cord blood so far has no expiration date.

Of course cord blood storage has only been done for around 25 years so there's no way of knowing 100% if cord blood will last longer than 25 years but it's very likely that it will.

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