The Region : Asian Blood-Testing Drive
The Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches will sponsor a blood-testing drive from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, 206 E. Palm Ave., Monrovia.
According to the organization, 100 Asian patients are searching for marrow donors, but only 5.2% of the national marrow donor registry are Asians, so the patients face a 1-in-20,000 chance of finding a match. Patients will most likely find matching donors within their ethnic groups, medical experts say.
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