Donor registries and search strategies.
The optimal donor of hematopoietic progenitor cells shares alleles of the major histocompatibility genes with the recipient. This chapter describes the strategies aimed at identifying such a matched donor from registries of volunteers or from umbilical cord blood banks.
Department of Oncology, CW Bill Young Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program, Georgetown University Medical Centre, Washington, DC, USA. hurleyc@georgetown.edu
Carolyn K
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Hurley
Machteld
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Oudshoorn
Michelle
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Setterholm
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