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5 Facts You Need To Know About Stem Cell Donor Registry

5 Facts You Need To Know About Stem Cell Donor Registry
5 Facts You Need To Know About Stem Cell Donor Registry

If you want to become a stem cell donor then you must know a few facts about the stem cell donor registry, discussed here under.

Fact 1: Many patients die due to the lack of varied donors

Although there are over 33 million stem cell and bone marrow donors registered in the global stem cell registry still many patients suffering from blood cancer have to die due to a lack of matching donors for them. Actually, ethnicity plays an important role while matching the HLA of the patient and the donors. According to available statistics, the global registry fails to provide perfect donors to 75% of the multi-racial patients, 60% of the Asian Americans, 75% of the blacks, and 55% of the Hispanics and Latinos due to the lack of adequate ethnicity in the registry.

Fact 2: Donor and patient can be matched perfectly with ethnicity

When the types of tissues of one donor match with that of one patient only then stem cells or bone marrow can be donated and transplanted to the patient. While matching the compatibility between the recipient and the donor the factor tested is known as HLA or Human Leukocyte Antigens. A human gets half of the HLA from his father and a half from his mother. So if the patient and the donor are from the same cultural background and ethnicity, the chances of matching HLA perfectly will considerably increase. Your doctor can easily suggest the probable perfect match for the patient by knowing the ancestors of the donor and the patient.

Fact 3: It is easy to become a stem cell or bone marrow donor

A donor can help a patient by donating either stem cell o peripheral blood or bone marrow. The stem cells required to be transplanted are separated for the blood donated by the donor and the rest of the blood is returned to the donor through his other arm. This entire process of donating blood and returning it to the donor may take 4-5 hours.

On the other hand, the process of donating bone marrow is an outpatient process which may take 1-2 hours to complete. When bone marrow is required by a patient, the doctor collects bone marrow from the hipbone of the donor under general anesthesia. Neither stitches nor removal of bone are involved in this process.

Fact 4: The chances to find matching donors can be improved

The chances of finding a matching donor, for a patient with a lack of donors of the same racial background in the registry, can be increased. It can be done by searching through the registry and other similar organizations all over the world.

Fact 5: Donor can become a hero by saving a life

If you want to save the life of a patient requiring transplantation of bone marrow or stem cell then it very easy for you. You can register yourself as a donor with a stem cell or bone marrow registry in your country. You will be called one day do donate stem cells or bone marrow whenever your HLA will match with the HLA of a patient.

In this way, you can get an opportunity to save the life of a patient requiring transplantation of stem cells or bone marrow.

 Gift of Life Also Offers Following Services :

Match For Bone Marrow Donation
AML Leukemia Bone Marrow Transplant
Bone Marrow Transplant Procedure

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Gift of Life Marrow Registry
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