Donors registered with DKMS worldwide
Donations from our donors worldwide
Blood cancers and blood disorders are caused by changes in the genes of blood cells.
Mostly cancer gene changes happen during your lifetime. In some blood disorders, you are born with faulty genes that you’ve inherited from your parents.
Blood stem cells are collected from donors in one of two ways:
If you are aged between 17 and 55 years and in general good health, you may be able to register as a blood stem cell donor.
For details of our basic requirements and more detailed information on the key conditions that: