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  1. Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Living donation for kidney and liver transplants. Kidney donation is the most common type of living-donor transplant. Donors give one of their two healthy ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Myths about minority organ donation

    Kidney donation is the most common type of living-donor transplant. Donors give one of their two healthy kidneys to the recipient. People only need one kidney ...

  3. Expert Alert: 5 reasons to consider becoming an organ donor

    With living kidney donation, which is the most common type of living-donor transplant, donors give one of their two healthy kidneys to the recipient. People ...

  4. Living-donor liver transplant - Type - Mayo Clinic

    Living-donor liver transplants are more common among children who need a liver transplant than among adults because suitable deceased-donor organs are scarce.

  5. More Hispanic Organ Donations Needed, Mayo Clinic Transplant Experts Say

    Because matching blood type is important for organ transplants, using minority donor organs is beneficial." The information below about organ transplant in ...

  6. Four ways organ transplants are being transformed to save more lives

    Mayo Clinic is the largest integrated transplant center in the U.S, having performed over 31000 organ transplants.

  7. Organ Donation is the Gift of Life - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... organ donation process. Without an adequate supply of all blood types, transplantation cannot occur. Remember - April is 'National Donate Life Month', so ...

  8. Are you an Organ Donor? Mayo Clinic Expert Discusses 5 Myths about Organ Donation

    Because matching blood type is usually necessary for transplants, the need for minority donor organs is especially high. For kidney, liver and bone marrow ...

  9. Living-donor kidney transplant - Mayo Clinic

    If the person is cleared for donation, tests will be done to see if that person's kidney is a good match for you. In general, your blood and tissue type need to ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Transplant and people of color

    Living-kidney donation is the most common type of living-donor transplant. Donors give one of their two healthy kidneys to the recipient. People only need one ...