Maharashtra: State government launching Bone Marrow registry project
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Nagpur: In a effort to counter bone marrow donor deficits, the Fadnavis government is launching a bone marrow registry project on Sunday. Under this initiative, information related with human leucocyte antigen) type, identified after thorough testing in laboratories will be recorded of each donor, which will further aid in identifying the bone marrow type of the donor and make available the requirement when a patient is in need of transplant.
The launch program is scheduled at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Nagpur and the launch will be done by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The project will be implemented in all the sixteen medical colleges in the state, chief of directorate of medical education and research (DMER), Dr. Pravin Shingare told TOI.
Elaborating the donor-bone-marrow type indentification process, Dr. Shingare added "Doctors will be taking a swab from the mouth — a cheek swab of these willing individuals. The cells removed in the swab will be collected in a transport media. DNA from these cells be extracted and the HLA (human leucocyte antigen) type will be identified. This information about each prospective donor will be stored in the database and retrieved whenever a patient fails to get a donor.”
The launch program is scheduled at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Nagpur and the launch will be done by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The project will be implemented in all the sixteen medical colleges in the state, chief of directorate of medical education and research (DMER), Dr. Pravin Shingare told TOI.
Elaborating the donor-bone-marrow type indentification process, Dr. Shingare added "Doctors will be taking a swab from the mouth — a cheek swab of these willing individuals. The cells removed in the swab will be collected in a transport media. DNA from these cells be extracted and the HLA (human leucocyte antigen) type will be identified. This information about each prospective donor will be stored in the database and retrieved whenever a patient fails to get a donor.”
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