FeedsTransplant Center HLA Match Requirements
Different transplant centers accept different levels of patient and donor matching for a bone marrow or cord blood transplant. You can find the match requirements of specific centers in the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) U.S. transplant center listings under Mismatches allowed.
When a transplant center looks at matching, it is looking at how alike the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tissue types of the patient and the donor are to each other. HLA is a term used to describe protein markers that are found on most of the body's cells. HLA markers are important in matching patients and donors for a bone marrow, peripheral blood cell (PBSC) or cord blood transplant.See HLA Matching: Finding the Best Donor or Cord Blood Unit to learn more about HLA and how transplant centers use it to help select the best available donor or cord blood unit for a patient.
To view the number of potential donors and cord blood units you may have on the Be The Match RegistrySM operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), see MatchView®. MatchView also includes information to help you understand HLA matching and the next steps in the search and transplant process.
