제대혈 관리 및 연구에 관한 법제와 개선방안

The purpose of this study is to develop legal standards in the field of management of umbilical cord blood. Umbilical cord blood consist of hemopoietic progenitor cell and stem cell. Recently doctors and scientist discovers many usage of cord blood. Cord Blood Act deals with cord blood transplantation, private cord blood bank and public cord blood bank. KONOS (Korean Network for Organ Sharing) is the central resource for government-funded technical, and medical related cord blood information. Private cord blood banks and public cord blood bank have invested lots of resource in gaining cord blood and related information. However, outcome of these information does not spread to patient. Thus Cord Blood Act not only regulate but also promote development of this cord blood industry. After this enactment, the public will have benefit in cancer therapy. This paper aims to suggest a standard to deal with balance of Private Cord Blood Bank and Public Cord Blood Bank. It also deal with right of patient in using the information provide from KONOS. The public would be served by having ready access with cord blood information. Finally, it will address the need to consider issues for regulation of Cord Blood Business and distribution of information to develop a legal framework to deal with this problem.