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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

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

    Matching of living-donor livers with recipients is based on age, blood type, organ size and other factors. During the procedure. On the day of the transplant ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Living-donor transplant - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic surgeons have extensive expertise with all types of living-donor transplant surgeries, including minimally invasive procedures, HIV-positive organ ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Transplant Center - Overview

    ... kind of transplant and accompanying condition, from common to very rare. ... organ transplantation. Mayo Clinic's transplant ... Mayo Clinic transplant teams have ...

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

    — Despite a record year for organ donation last year in the U.S., an ... organ transplant, which was a kidney transplant from a living donor on Nov. 25 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. 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 ...