Kidneys From Deceased Diabetics Might Ease Organ Shortage: Study
More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. kidney transplant wait-list
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By Robert Preidt
Thursday, May 25, 2017
THURSDAY, May 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Kidneys from deceased diabetic donors can save the lives of patients on the transplant wait-list, researchers say.
For the study, investigators compared U.S. data from more than 8,100 recipients of kidneys from deceased diabetic donors with data from people on the kidney transplant wait-list. The patients were followed for an average of nearly nine years.
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