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Can organs be donated to someone of a different race or ethnicity?

April 26, 2017different donated Ethnicity organs race

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Can organs be donated to someone of a different race or ethnicity?

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Yes. Organ size is critical to match donor and recipient hearts, livers and lungs. But genetic makeup is also important when matching kidneys; therefore, African-Americans will “match” better with a kidney donated from an African-American than any other race—as will Asians with Asians, etc.

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Yes. Organ size is critical to match donor and recipient hearts, livers and lungs. But genetic makeup is also important when matching kidneys. For example, African-Americans will “match” with a kidney donated from an African-American better than any other race as will Asians with Asians, etc.