[Setting-up a national file of bone marrow volunteer donors].
The lack of HLA matched sibling donors has become a problem. Recent improvements suggest the feasibility of marrow transplantation from unrelated donors. A program to obtain volunteer bone marrow donors has been developed. A total of 3,853 HLA A B typings were performed. A search for 83 patients was initiated; 51 of them had one or more HLA A and B (61%), 8 HLA A, B and DR antigen identical donors, 2 did not react in mixed lymphocyte culture. This experience confirms the necessity of increasing the donor file but the size remains to be established.
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D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D014019:Tissue Donors
Constitution d'un fichier national de volontaires au don de moelle osseuse.