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According to e-mails sent over House lists about Cross, there are no more than 10 possible matches for the 21-year-old in the world bone marrow registry, and whether those donors would fully match Cross or be willing to donate is uncertain. Because bone marrow type is likely to be shared within populations, Cross, of Korean and Western European descent, is most likely to find a match among Asian and European donors...
According to the National Marrow Donor Program, entering the bone marrow registry requires only a cheek swab...
While registering in the national bone marrow database normally costs $52, the Cross family has organized a fund to cover the costs of having a donor entered in the registry, according to a Web site set by the family, www.helpsamiam.com. The cost is also waived for fully or partially Asian donors when they register through the Asian American Donor Program at aadp.org...
...Parker and Brand said there would be a bone marrow recruitment drive at the Harvard Hillel this Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They emphasized that people should register in the bone marrow database not just to help Cross, but to help any other matches who are stricken with cancer. [CORRECTION APPENDED...
CORRECTIONS: Due to an editing error, the Feb. 5 news article "Undergrad in Need of Bone Marrow" erroneously reported a collaboration between Harvard Hillel and the supporters of Samuel R. Cross '07. There will be a blood drive at Harvard Hillel Wednesday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The drive will continue Friday, Feb. 16, at Adams House. But plans to hold a bone marrow drive in conjunction with next week's blood drive were not confirmed...