Armenian Bone Marrow Donor

Our mission is to save lives by recruiting and providing matched unrelated donors for bone marrow or stem cell transplantation to all Armenian and non-Armenian patients worldwide who are suffering from leukemia and other life-threatening blood related illnesses. Due to the unique genetic make-up of Armenians, it is nearly impossible to find suitable matches among the existing international registries. Hence the importance of establishing a registry that would help facilitate recruiting and identifying matched unrelated bone marrow donors for ethnic Armenians. Only 25% of patients inflicted with leukemia or other life-threatening blood disorders find donors within their families. The other 75% of patients’ lives depend on finding a perfectly matched unrelated donor. Our Goals Create and maintain the registry and data bank of information Armenian donors. Increase the size of the registry Coordinate and process patient search requests and provide marrow or stem cell matching services for potential bone marrow transplant recipients. Raise funds to type all donor samples Educate Armenian families worldwide Expand into new countries with sizable Armenian communities