title: Analysis of 55 transplantations from unrelated volunteer donors facilitated by Tokai Marrow Donor Bank.
abstract: In October, 1989, the Tokai Marrow Donor Bank (TMDB) was established through the cooperation of patients' families, the branches of blood centers of Japanese Red Cross and the hematologists' group in Tokai Area (Aichi, Shizuoka, Gifu and Mie Prefectùres) in Japan to facilitate the procurement of suitable marrow from unrelated volunteer donors for patients lacking related donors. The number of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A, B typed donors totaled 3,083 and the number of patients registered for donor search totaled 1,415 by June 1992, when the activities of TMDB were transferred to the newly created Japan Marrow Donor Program (JMDP), and 55 transplanations from unrelated donors facilitated by TMDD were performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kodera
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horibe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sofue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiobara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamajima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitaori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000458:organization & administration; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014838:Volunteers