By testing the blood-purifying capacity of kidneys obtained for transplant from people 60 years or older—then culling the worn-out kidneys—scientists have identified organs likely to last in their new hosts. To bolster a recipient’s odds, researchers transplanted the older kidneys in pairs.
The measures could expand the number of kidneys available to patients, says study coauthor Giuseppe Remuzzi, a nephrologist at Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Bergamo, Italy.
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