JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Haematological Disease

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
a) Malignant.

b) Clonal disorder such as primary polycythaemia (rubra vera), essential thrombocythaemia or monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS).

Discretionary

If polycythaemia or thrombocytosis is secondary to a non-malignant/clonal condition, accept.

See if Relevant

Anaemia
Haemoglobin Disorders
Immune Thrombocytopenia
Therapeutic Venesection

Additional Information

Clonal disorders result from the proliferation of a single cell. Because they have the potential to become malignant they are treated in the same way as malignancy.

Reason for Change

Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) has been added as an example of a clonal disorder.

'Additional Information' has been added.

 

Update Information

This entry was last updated in
TDSG-CB Edition 203, Release 02