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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: FindingNeverland on September 18, 2010, 06:06:07 PM

Title: Has anyone heard of this?
Post by: FindingNeverland on September 18, 2010, 06:06:07 PM

A friend sent me this link and I've never heard of this before, I thought it was pretty interesting and wanted to share/discuss it.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/transplant/Programs/InKTP/blood_type.html (http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/transplant/Programs/InKTP/blood_type.html)

Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this?
Post by: kellyt on September 18, 2010, 06:51:12 PM

Link won't open.

Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this?
Post by: Sluff on September 18, 2010, 09:08:51 PM

it opened for me.

Title: Re: Has anyone heard of this?
Post by: RichardMEL on September 18, 2010, 09:58:21 PM

Yeah, this is not exactly that new.

This is what we more c ommonly call a ABO Incompatable transplant. Quite a few places are doing it now.

It's another option. Newer technology yes, but we have a number of IHD members who have received such transplants and are doing very well (eg: Tamara)