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Potential marrow donors at 1.49m

Potential donors enlisted in the China Marrow Donor Program, or CMDP, total 1.492 million, making the marrow bank the world's fourth largest in terms of donors, Xinhuanet reported on Aug 1, citing an official from the Red Cross Society of China.

The CMDP has facilitated about 3,000 stem cells donations for patients at home and abroad and it has uploaded the information of 50,000 donors to the World Marrow Donor Association, said Zhao Baige, executive vice-president of the RCSC.