title: World Marrow Donor Association: international standards for unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donor registries.
abstract: World Marrow Donor Association standards are aimed at enhancing the quality of unrelated volunteer donor hematopoietic stem cell registries assisting transplant physicians in the international search for unrelated donors for their patients. The standards cover: (1) general organization of registries; (2) donor recruitment; (3) donor characterization; (4) information technology; (5) facilitation of search requests; (6) second/subsequent donations; (7) collection/processing/transport of stem cells; (8) follow-up of patient/donor; and (9) financial/legal responsibilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA. hurleyc@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raffoux
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks / Q000592:standards; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006648:Histocompatibility; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007391:International Cooperation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards*