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  • Title: The national marrow donor program 20 years of unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation.
    Author: Ballen KK, King RJ, Chitphakdithai P, Bolan CD, Agura E, Hartzman RJ, Kernan NA.
    Journal: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant; 2008 Sep; 14(9 Suppl):2-7. PubMed ID: 18721774.
    Abstract:
    In the 20 years since the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) facilitated the first unrelated donor transplant, the organization has grown to include almost 7 million donors, and has facilitated over 30,000 transplants on 6 continents. This remarkable accomplishment has been facilitated by the efforts of over 600 employees, and an extensive international network including 171 transplant centers, 73 donor centers, 24 cord blood banks, 97 bone marrow collection centers, 91 apheresis centers, 26 HLA typing laboratories, and 26 Cooperative Registries. In this article, we review the history of the NMDP, and cite the major trends in patient demographics, graft sources, and conditioning regimens over the last 20 years.
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