Request a Donor Registration Kit by Mail

If you cannot attend a bone marrow donor drive, you may request a typing kit by mail.

Registering as a potential bone marrow donor, by mail, is a simple 3 step process and will only take a few minutes of your time.

IMPORTANT - You should only request a kit if you are serious about registering and donating.

Here’s how to register:

1.Read Understand your Commitment to ensure that you understand what it means to register as a bone marrow donor

2.Review the list of eligibility requirements to check if you are eligible

3.To request a kit e-mail DKMS or call us at 1.866.340.DKMS (3567). You will need to confirm that you understand your commitment and are eligible. And, you will need to provide your mailing address and telephone number.

The Bone Marrow Donor Registration Kit consists of:
• A registration form (Note: The donor consent form is on the back of the registration form; please read)
• One packet of cotton cheek swabs (each packet contains two swabs)
• Set of instructions on how to complete the registration form and collect cheek cells

Please complete and mail back the registration form and swabs to DKMS within 2 weeks.It takes about 3-4 weeks for your DNA tissue-type results to be entered into the registry.

If you are identified as a potential life-saving bone marrow donor, learn more about the donation process.

NOTE: When you register with DKMS, you are entered into our database and anonymously listed on the National registry (NMDP). The registry is searched each day by doctors looking to find a match for their patients. While DKMS does not register people who want to be specifically tested for one individual, this can be done privately by visiting www.bonemarrowtest.com/privatemarrow.htm