70% of donors called as the “match” for a patient in need of a lifesaving Bone Marrow Transplant will donate their stem cells via apheresis, a blood donation method that separates out the stem cells from the donor (a non-surgical procedure). Visit BAHBAD.Org to learn more about donation of all capacities. Video Rating: 0 / 5
Question by rosly: This is question about stem cell donation match.?
My husband has been a match for bone marrow (stem cell) transplant. He has been told that he is 99% match. In his back of his mind, he thinks that the person receiving the transplant could be his relative or half brother or sister who the parent never disclosed. Of course, both of his parents are dead long time ago. I argued with him that they are not matching your genes with the patient. They are just matching HLA and as long as 6 HLA (human leukocytes antigen a,b,c,dr, dq,dp)matches, you are good match. HLA is just the protine outside your cell body. It has nothing to do with genetics. The patient could be anybody and he or she may have nothing to do with you at all relation wise. He thinks I am wrong. They found him as match from a blood donation he had given 15 years ago. Who is right?
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Answer by Marie Well, your HLA type is genetically determined, so technically he’s right about that–it does have to do with genetics.
However, it’s not really any more likely that this person is related to him because of the HLA match. It’s relatively uncommon for there to be a match in the family because of the reassortment of genes that takes place during gametogenesis (the production of sperm and egg cells)–that is why the donor registries exist, after all. So I wouldn’t think this is a particularly likely possibility.
I think it’s great that your husband was able to donate (I have been on the donor list for twenty years and have never been called), and I think that he has a very special bond with the donor recipient even though it is very unlikely that they are related. Congratulations and many thanks to him for going through it all–he did a wonderful thing!
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Less than thirty percent of patients who need stem cell transplants find a donor within their own family. The rest rely on people who volunteer to become donors. The problem is many people still think stem cell donation is a painful process and they do not donate. In this edition of Healthwatch, Pamela VanMeer clears up the misconceptions surrounding the stem cell registry and donations.
In August 2009 I donated Bone Marrow Stem Cells via the apheresis procedure. I have been registered with the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry since 2001. For more information see www.abmdr.org.au I do not know who the recipient is. Lead up to the process required a full health check and four days of injections of 900 micrograms of Fligrastim – a hormone that makes your bones make extra stem cells. These are then extracted using a machine and your remaining blood returned to your body. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Question by Nina: I went for stem cell donation the other day but I got cold feet?
I had planned this out for 2 weeks . I went to have my blood tested I even got into the room and began to read the agreement papers then I got cold feet and ran away…. now I truly regret it
Am I a coward? I am really really sorry I just can’t get rid of the guilt!
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Answer by ~*autumn*~future mrs.nick jonas~ no ur not a coward maybe this just isnt something your comfortable with
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