NMDP
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What you get
Free high-resolution tissue typing at diagnosis to help prepare for a possible transplant, including testing close relatives.
How to start
Get in touch with NMDP and name the help you want. Ask what details to prepare and what happens next.
The details, as published
Enrolled community oncology practices can obtain no-cost high-resolution HLA typing at diagnosis for urgent hematologic malignancy/transplant pathways and initiate first-degree-relative typing.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
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Enrolled community oncology practices can obtain no-cost high-resolution HLA typing at diagnosis for urgent hematologic malignancy/transplant pathways and initiate first-degree-relative typing.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL exploring or receiving transplant/cell therapy may qualify for the relevant NMDP pathway.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Use the official NMDP page; grants and typing/donor services generally require navigator, clinical-team, or transplant-center action.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific transplant stage, provider submission, income, geography, clinical, funding, capacity, and licensure rules apply.
- Confirm current program-specific amount, timing, geography, capacity, and provider requirements.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- HLA Today · checked Aug 24, 2026