Genetic diversity among volunteer donors of bone marrow in southeastern Brazil, according to the HLA system.

Context And Objective: Checking the histocompatibility of the molecules of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is vital for performing bone marrow transplantation with allogeneic material. The objective of this study was to characterize bone marrow donors according to gender, age, ethnicity and HLA groups at a regional hemotherapy center in Brazil.

Design And Setting: Descriptive study on registered donors at a regional hemotherapy center in a public university hospital in the southeastern region of Brazil.