World Marrow Donor Association framework for the implementation of HLA matching programs in hematopoietic stem cell donor registries and cord blood banks

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 338-343

  Bochtler, W ^a   Maiers, M ^b   Bakker, J N A ^c   Oudshoorn, M ^c,d   Marsh, S G E ^e   Baier, D ^f   Hurley, C K ^g   Muller C R ^a  

^a Zentrales Knochenmarkspender Register für Deutschland ^*  (Germany)

^b NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM   (United States)

^c Europdonor Foundation   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Center   (Germany)

^g GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cord blood banks; donor selection; framework; hematopoietic SCT; HLA; matching program

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DPB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALGORITHM; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; BLOOD BANK; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DONOR SELECTION; GENE LOCUS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BLOOD BANKS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; FETAL BLOOD; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; TISSUE DONORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79952536192     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2010.132     Document Type: Article

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