Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry (IUBMR)
Irish Blood Transfusion Service.
1989
To provide a register of people who are willing to donate their bone marrow/stem cells if they are found to match an unrelated patient needing a bone marrow transplant.
Irish Bone Marrow Transplant units which includes CHI, Crumlin and St. James’s Hospital
Voluntary participation.
National.
Data collection commenced in 1989 and is ongoing.
The Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry (IUBMR) is a register of people who are willing to donate their bone marrow/stem cells if they are found to match an unrelated patient needing a stem cell transplant. The IUBMR is part of a worldwide network of unrelated donor registries.
IBTS.
Details include: name; sex; date of birth; address; phone number; blood group; Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type; consent. There are also links to IBTS eProgesa (blood donor) system which provides virology blood group/blood donation history.
Not available.
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Place of Residence & Gender
Volunteers who are willing to be searched as potential bone marrow donors for patients can apply to be on the register via an online-form.
On-going data collection.
Not in use.
Approximately 700–1,000 records created on average annually (donors recruited).
Annual reports.
IBTS annual reports available publicly on www.giveblood.ie
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