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Paired Kidney Exchange / Paired Donor Exchange Transplantation (Kidney Swap)

What is a Kidney Swap?

If a donor and recipient have a different blood type, they can exchange their kidneys with another donor and recipient pair in a similar situation.

This can also be done among three pairs.

Visit our FAQs page to learn more about kidney exchange and how you can get started »

What is a Kidney Exchange? - Jeffrey Veale, MD

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