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Bone marrow has for years been the principal source of transplantable hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells. For bone marrow transplantation to succeed, it is crucial to find a donor whose HLA types match those of the recipient. If there is no suitable donor among the patient's siblings and relatives, most bone marrow–transplantation centers try to find one by searching a list of more than 2 million volunteers registered with the National Marrow Donor Program. Unfortunately, such inquiries identify matched donors for fewer than 40 percent of patients, and the probability of finding donors for patients from ethnic and racial . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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