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Arab Donor Registry for Bone Marrow and Stem Cells Established in Israel
(Poughkeepsie Journal) Marlene R. Eckstein - The first and only registry for unrelated Arab donors of bone marrow or stem cells has been developed at Israel's Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem. Stem cell and bone marrow transplants can cure certain cancers and other serious disorders. In 2008, Professor Chaim Brautbar and Dr. Amal Bishara, an Israeli Arab immunologist, established the Arab registry, since the Arab genome differs from that of other ethnic groups. Data from over 9,000 Israeli Arabs have been stored in this registry and also added to the international database in Leiden, Holland.