Posted by www.marrow.org on August 16, 2008, 4:34 pm, in reply to "Bone marrow transplant donor"
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The Search Process
A bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) that uses blood-forming cells from a donor or cord blood unit is called an allogeneic transplant. If you need an allogeneic transplant, your doctor will look first for a donor in your family. Each brother and sister who has the same parents as you has a 25% chance of matching you.
However, 70% of patients do not have a suitable donor in their family. If you do not have a donor in your family, your doctor can search the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry for an unrelated donor or cord blood unit for you. The NMDP Registry lists nearly 7 million potential volunteer donors and more than 70,000 cord blood units and provides access to an additional 4 million volunteer donors through agreements with international cooperative registries. Your doctor can look for adult donors and cord blood units in the same search of the Registry and choose the option that is best for you.
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