Every minute of every day,someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate.
HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen):
A unique system of human tissue antigens. Composed of HLA class I and II. For bone marrow transplant HLA antigens of patient should be matched to donor. 50% chances are there that any brother or sister of patient may be matched. Chances of matching are more if any patient has more siblings.