For certain types of cancer, such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma, including other blood and immune system diseases that affect the bone marrow, transplantation can help to treat the disease. However, it can be quite challenging to find the right donor for the right patient
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In 2000, MAKNA was the first NGO to be directly involved in the effort of creating a bone marrow donor registry and HLA typing service with the collaboration of the Malaysia Stem Cell Registry. Today, through this initiative we assist the Institute for Medical Research Malaysia (IMR) to develop the donor registry by conducting activities such as: