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The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) helps people who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant. We connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to resources they need to help more people live longer, healthier lives. To achieve our mission, we:
- Search our Registry -- the largest listing of volunteer donors and cord blood units in the world
- Support patients and their doctors throughout the transplant process
- Match patients with the best donor or cord blood unit using innovative science and technology
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The NMDP is the hub of a worldwide Network of more than 500 leading medical facilities in marrow and blood cell transplantation. Through this Network, the NMDP facilitates an average of 200 marrow or blood cell transplants each month and has helped give more than 20,000 patients a second chance at life.
- Each year more than 35,000 children and adults in the United States are diagnosed with diseases for which a marrow or blood cell transplant could be a cure.
- A transplant requires matching tissue types between patient and donor. These tissue types are inherited, but 70% of patients do not have a matched donor in their family.
- These patients and their physicians can turn to the NMDP for help with the search for a match and for support through every step of the transplant journey.
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The NMDP Registry is the largest and most diverse in the world, and is accredited by the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). The NMDP Registry lists:
- More than 5.5 million people who have volunteered to donate marrow or blood cells to any patient, anywhere in the world
- More than 40,000 cord blood units -- the largest listing in the United States -- and the number continues to grow significantly
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Many patients who could be treated with a marrow or blood cell transplant face barriers and challenges. The National Marrow Donor Program is committed to removing these barriers and offers support to patients through its Office of Patient Advocacy (OPA). Services include:
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