- Completing a brief registration form with contact information, health history questions, and a signed agreement to join the Registry.
- Pay for tissue typing cost, if any. Frequently, a sponsor or company pays for tissue typing.
- Give a swab of cheek cells sample so your tissue type can be tested.
Eligibility
Donors can join the NMDP Registry if they are between 18-60 years old, in good health and meet NMDP donor eligibility guidelines. Testing for the bone marrow registry is easy. It is essentially completing a health history form and conducting a cheek swab process. We ask you questions to determine if you are eligible to donate.
You may not be eligible for the registry if you:
- Have a history of diabetes requiring the use of insulin.
- Have asthma that has required you to use medication including an inhaler in the past 5 years. Asthma is acceptable only if exercise induced.
- Have cancer or have a history of cancer, unless it is cured cervical cancer in situ or skin cancer.
- Have chronic back problems or have had back surgery in the past 5 years.
- Have had hepatitis (type B or C). Please speak with a Marrow Program staff person if you have a history of positive hepatitis test results.
- Have rheumatoid arthritis.
Having a history of heart disease or heart problems requires evaluation and may prevent you from being tested.
For questions about donor eligibility, contact BloodCenter of Wisconsin at (414) 937-6388 or 1-866-702-HOPE (866-702-4673).
