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Do most people in need of a marrow transplant find a match within their families?

April 26, 2017Families marrow people transplant

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Do most people in need of a marrow transplant find a match within their families?

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Unfortunately, less than 30% of people in need of a transplant will find a match within their family. The odds of finding a match outside the family range from 1 in 20,000 for Caucasians to 1 in a million for some minorities.