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Malaysian Stem Cell Registry (MSCR)

Malaysian Stem Cell Registry (MSCR) is a registry of unrelated donors for patients
who need a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. The registry was founded 22
years ago as a collaboration project between the Ministry of Health (MOH)
Malaysia, through IMR, and the National Cancer Council Malaysia (MAKNA). It
serves as the sole directory for all registered stem cell donors in Malaysia. The
MSCR aims to facilitate the search for compatible stem cell donors for patients
with haematological disorders. The objectives of the registry are to identify,
collect data and perform searches for suitable potential donors for patients with
blood disorders in Malaysia.

In 2022, 36 onsite campaigns were conducted in many states in Malaysia. MSCR
also received 176 compatible donor search requests and 2,026 people agreed to
register as a donor. To date, there are 36,405 registered stem cell donors. A total
of 21 successful compatible blood stem cell transplantations have been carried
out, mostly among the leukaemia patients.

MSCR Recruitments

Gender Race Total
Year number
Male Female Malay Chinese Indian Others
of donors
2021 51 85 31 94 10 1 136
2022 810 1,216 697 1,192 70 67 2,026
TOTAL
(From 12,055 24,350 25,373 6,502 2,313 2,217 36,405
year (33.1%) (66.9%) (69.7%) (17.9%) (6.4%) (6.1%)
2000)

Test Workload

YEAR
No. Tests
2021 2022

1 HLA Typing Class I & II (A, B, DR) 1,736 7,302
Allergy & Immunology Research Centre (AIRC) 3 (A, B, C, DR, DQ, DP, DR1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 12 150
HLA Typing Class I & II
2
213
652
HLA Typing Class I & II (A, B, C, DR, DQ)