Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: The Region Asian Blood-Testing Drive Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 06:18:51 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: The Region Asian Blood-Testing Drive Publication Date: Thursday November 12, 1992 BYLINE: The Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches will sponsor a blood-testing drive from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, 206 E. Palm Ave., Monrovia. According to the organization, 100 Asian patients are searching for marrow donors, but only 5.2% of the national marrow donor registry are Asians, so the patients face a 1-in-20,000 chance of finding a match. Patients will most likely find matching donors within their ethnic groups, medical experts say. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM