Be The Match Swab Kit

Tell your friends and family to join the registry.

Be the match swab kit. Be the match is a global leader in bone marrow transplantation and connects patients with their donor match for a life saving marrow or blood stem cell transplant. When you join the registry you will use our registration kit to give a swab of cheek cells. Your immune system uses hla markers to determine which cells belong in your body and which do not. 1 800 marrow2 1 800 627 7692.

Join the be the match registry online and request a swab kit. By continuing you agree to our. Once the processing of your kit is complete typically takes two months you will officially be listed on be the match registry. When you return your kit a lab will test your cheek swab sample from your kit.

National marrow donor program 500 n 5th st. I am at a be the match event with cheek swab kits ready to use today. When the processing of your kit is complete you will officially be listed on the be the match registry. Return the swab in the envelope postage already included.

There is a great diversity of hla and the cheek swab is currently tested for up to 12 characteristics. This process usually takes about two months but the time can vary depending on the number of new members joining the registry each month. It s easy whether you swab your cheek at a be the match event or we mail you a kit we ll need a sample of your dna. When you return your kit a lab will test the sample from your kit.

Instructions are included in your kit. The best transplant outcomes occur when the patient s and donor s hla closely match. At that time you will receive your membership card in the mail within a few weeks. We will tissue type the sample you provide and use the results to match you to patients.

Once you join online you will receive your kit in the mail. In the united states and canada call us toll free at.