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What are a patient's current chances of finding a matched unrelated donor? Twenty years' central search experience in a small country.
Bone marrow transplantation - 1 Feb 2012
Rosenmayr A, Pointner-Prager M, Mitterschiffthaler A, Bozic L, Pelzmann B, Tüchler H, Fae I, Fischer G F, Greinix H T, Peters Ch, Kalhs P, Krieger O, Linkesch W, Nachbaur D, Urban Ch, Posch U, Lanzer G, Gabriel Ch, Schennach H, Mayr W R
Abstract excerpt
Between 1988 and 2007, international searches for matched unrelated donors (MUDs) were performed for 1586 Austrian patients. Between 2004 and 2007, a MUD was identified for 76.7% of the patients. Between 1996 and 2003, a donor was identified for 71.3% of the patients, and between 1988 and 1995, only for 53.4% of the patients. Search times of successful searches decreased from 7.7 months in the first period to 1.7...
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