"The rate for using one's own cord blood is practically zero," says Lin candidly. Autologous cord blood can save the life of a very young child suffering from a grave illness, but once the child's body weight passes 30 kg, the stem cell count in the cord blood is not enough to save his life.
「臍帶血自用的機率幾乎等於零，」林凱信坦率地指出，除非孩子很小就罹患重病，要動用臍帶血救命，否則體重一旦超過 30 公斤，臍帶血中幹細胞的數量根本不足以自救。