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WMDA has received feedback from search coordinators who are receiving an overwhelming number of potential matches and find it difficult to identify the most relevant stem cell source for their patient.   It is important to make a distinction between "relevant" and "suitable" when it comes to donor search. While the algorithm returns all possible potentially matched stem cells sources, you would like to view the most relevant stem cell sources toward the top of the match list based on their probability to be HLA-matched for your patient.   However, match grade might not always be the only parameter for donor selection and thus donor suitability based on non-HLA factors and the patient's clinical status should also be considered.

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