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Kidneys with hepatitis C safe to transplant, study from UTHSC, Methodist physicians says

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A new study from Memphis physicians says transplanting hepatitis C-infected kidneys into patients without the disease is safe, opening the door for an increased supply of transplant-ready kidneys people wait years to receive.The observational study of 53 transplant patients by physicians at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Methodist University Hospital says kidney transplants from a hepatitis C-positive donor should be considered for all eligible patients.

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