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Pioneering Kidney Transplant Procedure

Posted on February 5, 2010July 11, 2012Author UKROCategories Kidney NewsTags cryofiltration, kidney transplants, organ donation

From BBC News
February 5, 2010

Doctors in the UK use cryofiltration to cleanse a patient’s blood of antibodies, paving the way for a successful kidney transplant from her sister.
Kidney Transplant First for Sisters

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