Herzig featured in C-J article on stem cell donation

Herzig featured in C-J article on stem cell donation

Roger Herzig, M.D., Chief of the University of Louisville Division of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation.

When three Sigma Chi fraternity brothers at the University of Louisville signed up for a stem cell donor registry in 2009, they didn’t think it was a big deal.

Only one in 540 people who register are ever matched with a recipient, according to Be the Match, the organization that ran the drive on the U of L campus.

All three turned out to be perfect matches for patients in need of stem cells, and all three made donations. The chance of such a coincidence is exceedingly low, according to officials at Be the Match.

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