Asians For Miracle Marrow Matches - How to Become a Donor

Complete a consent form and provide a swab of cheek cells for tissue typing. The registry is searchable by patients worldwide.

Further testing determines whether you are the patient’s perfect match. The donor decides whether or not to continue.

The patient’s doctor decides which of these methods is best:





A small amount of marrow is collected from your hip bone using a needle and syringe. Anesthesia is used during this simple hospital procedure. Afterwards, you may be sore for a few days to a few weeks, but normal activity may be resumed. Your marrow replenishes itself within a few weeks.		You receive injections of Filgrastim for 5 days to increase the blood-forming cells in your bloodstream. You may experience flu-like symptoms for a few days. Blood is drawn from your arm using a sterile needle and passes through a machine that separates the blood cells. The remaining blood returns to your other arm.