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  2. Organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location.

  3. ABO-incompatible transplantation - Wikipedia

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    This means that anyone may receive a transplant of a type-O organ, and consequently, type-O recipients are one of the biggest beneficiaries of ABO-incompatible transplants. [2] While focus has been on infant heart transplants, the principles generally apply to other forms of solid organ transplantation.

  4. Category:Films about organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Films about organ transplantation, a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location.

  5. Organ donation in Australia - Wikipedia

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    2002 First single segment liver transplant on a baby (24 days old) (Australia) 2003 Australia's first triple transplant (heart, lung, liver) 2006 World's first kidney/liver/pancreas transplant (Australia) [2] 2012 Australia's first pediatric intestinal transplant (liver), (small bowel), , (pancreas)

  6. National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 - Wikipedia

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    The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 is an Act of the United States Congress that created the framework for the organ transplant system in the country. [1] The act provided clarity on the property rights of human organs obtained from deceased individuals and established a public-private partnership known as Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).

  7. United Network for Organ Sharing - Wikipedia

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    The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization that administers the only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) in the United States, established (42 U.S.C. § 274) by the U.S. Congress in 1984 by Gene A. Pierce, founder of United Network for Organ Sharing.

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  9. Organ (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function. [1] In the hierarchy of life, an organ lies between tissue and an organ system. Tissues are formed from same type cells to act together in a function. Tissues of different types combine to form an organ which has a specific ...