Welcome to the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP). The NMDP is a non-profit organization based in Minneapolis, Minn., that facilitates marrow or blood cell transplants for patients who do not have a matched donor in their family. The NMDP features several Web sites that may be helpful in your search for information. Below is a snapshot and a brief description of each site.
NMDP Public Web Site
www.marrow.org
This site provides general information on the NMDP and how to become a volunteer donor. It answers the most frequently asked questions of donors, patients and medical professionals, and provides medical information on diseases treatable by marrow or blood cell transplantation and the hospitals where transplants are performed.
NMDP Bioinformatics Web Site
bioinformatics.nmdp.org
Bioinformatics and HLA expertise at the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) has become a resource for researchers around the world. To facilitate collaboration, both within the U.S. and internationally, this Web site will become the central resource for NMDP immunogenetic focused research and operational bioinformatics.
NMDP Research Web Site
www.nmdpresearch.org
The NMDP has a growing research program designed to improve transplant outcomes, reduce complication rates and expand indications of marrow or blood cell transplantation. This site assists physicians and scientists who would like to conduct research through the NMDP, provides reports on NMDP-sponsored research and promotes opportunities in marrow or blood cell transplant research.
The Marrow Foundation
www.themarrowfoundation.org
The Marrow Foundation was created by the late Admiral E.R. Zumwalt Jr., in 1991 to fund National Marrow Donor Program initiatives that will increase the size and diversity of its National Registry of potential volunteer marrow or blood cell donors. The Foundation also assists patients with financial need in the process of searching for a donor match and sponsors research.
Sequence.org
www.sequence.org
This site contains a listing for medical professionals and researchers of organizations involved in acquiring and compiling databases of HLA sequences for DNA testing. Through participation from suppliers of testing reagents and other contributors, the site will eventually serve as the home of the sequence database.
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