Hematopoietic stem cell donor selection: the Europdonor experience

M Oudshoorn1, S M van Walraven, J N A Bakker

  • 1Europdonor Foundation, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Human Immunology
|May 27, 2006
PubMed

International collaboration is essential for the optimal selection of unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors. This review focuses on the benefit of a joint worldwide donor file called Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide and the experience of the Europdonor Foundation in selecting strategies to identify the best human leukocyte antigen-matched donor in the shortest time.