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You're my Type: The Donor Lottery

Leukaemia patients get a fighting chance thanks to genetic ‘twin’ donors.

Every day, donors of bone marrow and stem cells save lives of strangers by becoming their blood sisters and brothers. Finding a genetic twin is like winning the lottery; the changes are 1 in 10 thousand. Individuals and charities in Russia and abroad work together to raise awareness about donation and recruit new volunteers whose generous gift might one day cure someone with a fatal blood disease.

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