Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a living donor chain?

There are more than 90,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in the U.S.  Unfortunately, the demand for kidneys exceeds the supply. However, so-called living donor chains are giving hope to those in need of vital organs. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, explains how donor chains work. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/SYiSlZw-L1g Journalis ts: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1:07) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy:…
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