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Kidney Donors Have Normal Life Span, Study Finds

Posted on October 20, 2009July 12, 2012Author UKROCategories Kidney NewsTags kidney transplants, organ donation, research

From Los Angeles Times
January 29, 2009

A long-term study from University of Minnesota Medical School finds that kidney donors have normal life spans and fewer kidney problems than the general population, possibly because of careful health screening prior to donation.
Kidney Donors Have a Normal Life Span, Study Finds

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