Tissue centers

Q.  For which of the following is the center planning tissue banks?

1) Heart valves
2) Cornea
3) Skin
4) Kidneys
- Published on 14 Mar 16

a. 1, 2, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2, 3
 
  • The Union government, as part of the national organ transplant programme, is setting up six biomaterial centres or tissue banks across the country.
  • The banks will stock cornea, skin, heart valves and bones.
  • The centres coming up are at KEM Hospital in Mumbai, Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai, Guwahati Medical College, PGI Chandigarh, and IPGMER in Kolkata. The biggest is the National Biomaterial Centre, at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi

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