# Gift of Life Marrow Registry

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## TL;DR

A US nonprofit blood stem cell and marrow registry that recruits donors by mail-in cheek swab and arranges transplants for patients with leukaemia, lymphoma, sickle cell disease and inherited immune disorders.

## Summary

Gift of Life describes itself as a nonprofit blood stem cell and marrow registry ranked in the top 10 per cent of registries worldwide by transplant volume; it recruits volunteer donors, who register with a swab kit returned by post, and facilitates transplants for patients with leukaemia, lymphoma, sickle cell disease and inherited immune disorders. It is accredited by WMDA, qualified by AABB for cellular starting material, licensed by the New York State Department of Health, and contracted with NMDP as an associate donor registry; it is a 501(c)(3) charity.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: Gift of Life; Gift of Life Marrow Registry
- Tags: transplant; stem-cell
- City: Boca Raton, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.giftoflife.org

## Notes

- The "top 10 per cent" ranking is the registry's own statement; its basis is not given on the page read. Founding year not stated on the pages read.

## Sources

- Gift of Life: https://www.giftoflife.org
- Gift of Life: credentials: https://www.giftoflife.org/about/credentials
- WMDA: Find your registry (member map): https://wmda.info/find-your-registry/
- WMDA Share profile ION-1033: https://share.wmda.info/display/WMDAREG/ION-1033

## Connected records

- institutions: [NMDP](https://onco.cc/institutions/nmdp/), [World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA)](https://onco.cc/institutions/wmda/)
- terms: [Allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT)](https://onco.cc/terms/allogeneic-transplant/)

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