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What makes bone marrow match?
My friends and I are getting tested to see if we are possible matches for a leukemia patient we know. Can't seem to find good information about why it's so hard to find a perfect match -so much more than blood type! If you have any information about this, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks :)
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
HLA tissue typing of the marrow
www.marrow.org will explain the details
Source(s): bmt patient - 1 decade ago
If it's anything like donating a body part, there is also tissue matching to ensure rejection is minimal and the bone marrow replacement is successful. The body has more to it than just blood type.
Source(s): Been a kidney donor - formerly_bobLv 71 decade ago
There's definitely much more than blood type. Here's two sources of info:
- Anonymous1 decade ago
idk
