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The Be The Match Registry is one of many registries of unrelated donors and cord blood units in the world. Most large, developed nations have such registries. [ 3 ] Large registries of unrelated donors are needed because only about 30% of patients with diseases treatable with hematopoietic cell transplantation can find a fully HLA matched donor ...
The Gift of Life Marrow Registry is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida that operates a public blood stem cell and bone marrow registry while facilitating transplants for children and adults battling life-threatening illnesses, including leukemia, lymphoma, other cancers and genetic diseases.
The registry became the target of criticism when it was discovered that the UMass lab was billing the insurance of potential donors $700–$1500 and as much as $4336 per screening. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] (Most labs charge about $100 for similar screening. [ 6 ] )
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After being picked from Be The Match registry, Hiram football's Derek Hurst, a Minerva graduate, donates stem cells and platelets to a patient.
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