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Dialysis Donor Kidneys Shortage Comparing Transplants Readily Requires

Front Comparing dialysis and transplants
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  • dialysis more readily available, but requires close monitoring of diet and multiple machine sessions, also long-term dialysis more expensive than transplant and can damage body
  • donor kidneys mainly sourced from people who suddenly die, but shortage of donor kidneys as; shortage of registered donors, better cars so less road deaths and less donors
  • in future, could grow embryonic kidney tissue from stem cells, particularly without antigens to prevent immune response

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