Despite a slower engraftment, cord blood as a source of transplanted hematopoietic stem cells is better than bone marrow or than stem cells derived from peripheral blood in that _____. (Select all that apply.)
a. the recipient does not need to undergo myeloablative therapy
b. there is a higher degree of tolerance for HLA disparity
c. there is a lower incidence of graft-versus-host disease
d. cord blood can be infused directly into the bone marrow of recipients
e. a larger number of stem cells express CD34.
b, c
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