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Tuesday, 3 August 2021

A bone marrow charity based in Roehampton is calling on black, Asian and mixed-race donors to come forward and donate.

The Team Margot Foundation was set up in 2014 in memory of two year old Margo Martini who died from Leukaemia. 

Margot needed a bone marrow transplant, but her mixed heritage meant it wasn't possible find a 'perfect' match.

People from these communities are most disadvantaged when it comes to seeking a donor with a matching tissue type. 

Just 3% of registered bone marrow donors mixed race.

There must be 10-12 matching genetic markers for the transplant to be successful, and these are dictated by race.