title: Hematopoietic stem cell donor selection: the Europdonor experience.
abstract: International collaboration is essential for the optimal selection of unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors. This review focuses on the benefit of a joint worldwide donor file called Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide and the experience of the Europdonor Foundation in selecting strategies to identify the best human leukocyte antigen-matched donor in the shortest time.
authors.affiliation: Europdonor Foundation, Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oudshoorn
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: van Walraven
authors.forename: J N A
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: J L W T
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: H G M
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: V D Zanden
authors.forename: M B A
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Heemskerk
authors.forename: F H J
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Claas
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks; D046148:Donor Selection; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012042:Registries; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens