DKMS
- To join the DKMS register, the basic eligibility criteria are.
- Aged between 17 (minimum age) – 55 (maximum age)
- In general, good health
- Body Mass Index (BMI) under 40
- Not already registered on another bone marrow registry – you only need to be on one:
- UK resident at a permanent address for two years minimum
- Haven’t recently requested a swab online from DKMS.
- You cannot register if you have any of the following conditions:
- severe heart, lung, or kidney diseases
- severe illnesses of the central nervous system
- severe mental health conditions
- severe metabolic diseases
- addictions: alcohol, drugs, tablets
- severe tropical infectious diseases
- infectious diseases like HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C, syphilis
- systemic autoimmune diseases or other severe chronic illnesses, e.g., diabetes or rheumatism
- cancer, including being cancer-free, but having had cancer in the past.
- diseases of the haematopoietic system (blood disorders).
