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What happens to our stem cells if we die? Can we donate them to family that might match or others if we don't have any? ARe they re-usable by others or just us only?



Per our client agreement, they are disposed of unless an arrangement has been made. In some instances, your cells could be useful to someone else (such as an HLA match for bone marrow donation), however for tissue replacement, you are your own best donor due to immune rejection/clearing of allogenic donor cells.




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