Male Kidneys For Men Only?
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 09:28
in Psychology & Sociology
The gender of donor and recipient plays a larger role in kidney transplants than previously assumed. Female donor kidneys do not function as well in men -- due to their smaller size. Women have a higher risk of rejecting a male donor kidney. Therefore, in the future, gender should be considered more in the allocation of donor kidneys, say researchers.
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