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Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors as research subjects

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 46, pages 10–13 (2011)Cite this article

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Requests for participation of unrelated stem cell donors in research transplant protocols are becoming more frequent. World Marrow Donor Association calls on donor registries to participate in research activities. Here, we discuss various implications of research participation and make some recommendations as how to make this possible.

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We thank Effie Petersdorf, Jon J. van Rood and other WMDA members, as well as The National Marrow Donor Program Committee on Donors as Research Subjects, for valuable comments.

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

    R J King & D L Confer

  2. Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    H T Greinix

  3. Hematology Division, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    J Halter

  4. Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    M Horowitz

  5. DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Center, Tübingen, Germany

    A H Schmidt

  6. Karaiskakio Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus

    P Costeas

  7. Anthony Nolan Trust, London, UK

    B Shaw

  8. Section of Haemato-oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK

    B Shaw

  9. Norwegian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    T Egeland

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King, R., Confer, D., Greinix, H. et al. Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors as research subjects. Bone Marrow Transplant 46, 10–13 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2010.37

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