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To the Editor: Cronin et al. (May 24 issue)¹ suggest that there has been a lack of oversight in the evolution of liver transplantation involving living donors. They overlook recent reports and conferences that show widespread concern for living organ donors.

Last year, more than 100 representatives of the transplantation community participated in a national conference on living organ donors. The recommendations of Cronin et al. with respect to informed consent are thoroughly detailed in the consensus statement of that conference.² The American Society of Transplant Surgeons published a position paper on living donors of liver grafts, in which recommendations . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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