POTENTIAL BONE MARROW DONOR: DEFINITION, CRITERIA FOR THE INCLUSION IN THE UNRELATED BONE MARROW DONORS REGISTER

Abstract

For the implementation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantations from unrelated donors it is necessary to have registers containing HLA phenotypes of potential bone marrow donors. Currently there are 16 registers in the Russian Federation, which are created on the basis of state medical institutions and non-profit organizations. However the concept of “potential bone marrow donor” is not defined in the legal documents. The article presents the definition of a potential unrelated bone marrow donor. The criteria for the inclusion of volunteers in the bone marrow donors registries were analyzed.