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Histocompatibility testing guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using volunteer donors: report from The World Marrow Donor Association

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 24, pages 119–121 (1999)Cite this article

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The World Marrow Donor Association has formulated guidelines for establishing the extent and quality of histocompatibility testing for unrelated donor registries, umbilical cord blood banks, and transplant centers involved in international exchange of hematopoietic stem cells for allogeneic transplantation. The ability to identify unrelated stem cell donors in one country for patients in another country requires cooperation and standardization in many areas. The adoption of guidelines for histocompatibility testing, such as those summarized in this report, will facilitate these opportunities and rapidly provide accurately typed donors for patients in need.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington DC, USA

    CK Hurley

  2. Regional Histocompatibility Laboratory, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    JA Wade

  3. Europdonor Foundation and Department of Immunohematology and Bloodbank, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

    M Oudshoorn

  4. Northern Ireland Regional Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, City Hospital, Belfast, Ireland

    D Middleton

  5. Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

    D Kukuruga

  6. Department of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, The London Cord Blood Bank, NBS-London and the South East, London, UK

    C Navarrete

  7. Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia

    F Christiansen

  8. National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    J Hegland

  9. Singapore Bone Marrow Donor Program, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    E-C Ren

  10. Norwegian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Institute of Transplantation Immunology, The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    I Andersen

  11. The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    SA Cleaver

  12. Tissue Typing Unit, Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel

    C Brautbar

  13. France Greffe de Moelle, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France

    C Raffoux

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Hurley, C., Wade, J., Oudshoorn, M. et al. Histocompatibility testing guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using volunteer donors: report from The World Marrow Donor Association. Bone Marrow Transplant 24, 119–121 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1701879

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