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Please see the slide below from a recent webinar:


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Tips to reduce the number of options on your match list - search coordinators in the driving seat

The way those results are originally sorted in the browser is determined by WMDA, not the algorithm, and can be adjusted by search coordinators to sort the results they deem to be relevant or on a case by case basis. Please keep in mind that an algorithm designed for probability matching will just calculate "chances" and you should use it as a tool in combination with your own knowledge of HLA and the transplant centre's (TC) preferences for the patient. Do not select donors/cord blood units solely on the probabilities calculated by the system. You can read more about haplotype frequencies here

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