What does be the match test for?

The Be The Match Registry® is a listing of potential donors and cord blood units and their HLA types. When people join the Be The Match Registry, they provide a sample of their DNA by swabbing their cheek. This cheek swab is tested for a minimum of 6 basic HLA markers.

Why is be the match important?

Be The Match®, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), is a nonprofit organization that’s dedicated to helping every patient get the life-saving transplant they need.

Does be the match pay you?

Be the Match offers a registry service that matches patients and donors. According to their website, you will not be paid to donate. Be the Match will, however, cover the cost of the procedure as well as travel costs. Of course, donors never pay a fee to donate.

What is the charity be the match?

PATIENT ASSISTANCE – BE THE MATCH FOUNDATION (BTMF) PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS THROUGHOUT EACH STAGE OF THE TRANSPLANT PROCESS. FUNDED FULLY BY PHILANTHROPY, MORE THAN $4.8 MILLION WAS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS IN NEED THIS YEAR.

How to be the match clinical-NMDP network?

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What are the guidelines for be the match?

The National Marrow Donor Program ® (NMDP), which operates Be The Match ®, has basic guidelines for programs working through the NMDP to facilitate hematopoietic cell transplants; some of these guidelines are defined within the NMDP Standards.

Do you need a password for be the match?

This section of our health care professional website provides our Network partners access to operational information, tools and resources to help serve hematopoietic cell transplant patients and donors. A password is only required to access proprietary information.