DATRI

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DATRI

• ACT NOW. GIFT A LIFE.

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• DATRIs MISSION
• Create Awareness About Blood Stem Cell Donation
• Build A Diverse Donor Registry
• Help Find a Match for Patients globally in Need
  of A Stem Cell Transplant to cure Blood Cancer
  and other Blood related disorders

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• Co-Founders of DATRI
• Raghu Rajagopal CEO DATRI Founder of
  Energeate, Secretary TiE Chennai Chapter, Program
  Manager Chennai Fund, Mentor and Board Member
  Startups in the Education space
• Dr. Nezih Cereb Chairman DATRI - President,
  Co-Founder Histogenetics, Background in clinical
  research especially bone marrow transplant,
  Research Scientist with a key role in enabling
  HLA Class I DNA typing feasible, internationally
  recognized for introducing and implementing
  latest technologies for HLA typing.
• Dr. Soo Young Yang Chairman DATRI - Chairman,
  Co-Founder of histogenetics, over 25 years of
  extensive research experience in HLA genetics,
  pioneered the development of molecular typing
  methods for HLA.

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• WHAT WE DO ?
• Make people aware, about why and how to become a
  donor.
• Educate them about the process involved to become
  a donor.
• Collect Buccal Swab sample from them with their
  consent.
• help find a match for a patient in need.

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• WHAT IS A DONOR REGISTRY ?
• A DONOR REGISTRY is a database of individual
  potential donors.
• There exists various donor registries across the
  globe but no functional Registry in India.
• DONATE WHAT ?
• A donor is required to donate stem cells usually
  through peripheral blood stem cell transplant.

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• What are stem cells ?
• Stem cells have the remarkable potential to
  develop into many different cell types in the
  body like blood cells, muscle cells etc..
• Serve as a repair system for the body
• A blood cancer patients stem cells are destroyed
  by radiation in chemotherapy and they require
  them from a donor to help keep him alive.

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• Why should I donate?
• 25 of patients in need of a transplant usually
  find a donor within their family.But, 70of the
  patients usually look for a match among unrelated
  donors.
• Your choice to become a DONOR can therefore help
  save a life.

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• How do you determine if I am a MATCH ?
• When you donate your sample, we perform necessary
  experiments to determine your genetic information
  (tissue typing).
• Your tissue typing is then matched with that of
  the patients.
• A close match is required to enable a successful
  transplant.

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• How do I donate stem cells ?
• Peripheral blood stem cells transplant is usually
  performed where the stem cells from your blood
  stream are filtered and infused into the patient.
• Its a simple process like donating blood.
• You can usually return back to your day-to-day
  life immediately

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• THE NEED FOR YOU TO BE A DONOR?
• The probability of finding a possible match for a
  stem cell transplant depends largely on factors
  like ethnicity, genealogy etc.
• Every major donor registry across the world is in
  need of diverse ethnic groups to register as
  potential donors.
• South Asians for instance have a chance of 1 in
  20000 to find a possible donor.

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• DONOR SAMPLE COLLECTION
• Buccal swab sample a cotton swab is rubbed
  inside your cheek.
• Processing sample it is processed in our state
  of the art lab at histogenetics to determine your
  genetic information.
• Potential match your genetic information is
  matched with that of the patient in need, to
  check for a possible match.

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• TRANSPLANT PROCESS
• ONCE A POSSIBLE MATCH IS FOUND-
• Educate the donor about the process
• Ensure the DONOR is healthy through medical
  examinations. DONORs health is the top priority.
  
• No OBLIGATION for the donor to go through the
  process if he/she is not INCLINED

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• What next after you find my typing information?
• . Your HLA Type will be shared with you
• . You may have an opportunity to save a life
• . This may be helpful for your own family or
  friends
• . Currently there are many patients in India in
  need of a Match Here are a few of them
• . Gaurav Tandon 34 year old Mumbai
• . Venkat Ramani 41 year old
  Mumbai
• . Rohit Sehgal - 30 Year Old New Delhi
• . Vibhasith 3 year Old CMC
  hospital
• . Chamood - 13 year Old CMC
  hospital
• . IF you are a MATCH DATRI will contact you to
  explain the next steps

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• RIGHT TO REFUSE !
• IF YOU ARE A POSSIBLE MATCH TO A PATIENT, YOU
  WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE REGISTRY AND EXPLAINED
  THE TRANSPLANT PROCESS THOROUGHLY.
• AT ANY GIVEN POINT OF TIME, YOU ARE FREE TO
  WITHDRAW FROM DONATING YOUR STEM CELLS.

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• NO COST !!!
• THE COMPLETE COST OF THE TRANSPLANT PROCESS IS
  COVERED BY THE PATIENTS MEDICAL INSURANCE.

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• CONFIDENTAILITY
• Once you register as a donor -
• We assure that your information is safe with us.
• You are our priority!
• We highly appreciate your commitment and your
  noble choice to save a life. We respect your
  privacy.

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DATRI

• ACT NOW. GIFT A LIFE.