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In this issue of the Journal, Remuzzi et al.¹ report on the important challenge of maximizing success when transplanting kidneys from older donors while minimizing poor outcomes due to the risk of receiving older kidneys. This Italian group reports results that are relevant to increasing the rate of successful kidney transplantation anywhere in the world.

In the United States, the incidence of end-stage renal disease has escalated in recent years. There are 60,000 patients currently waiting for a kidney transplant, but of those, only 16,000 per year will receive a transplant. Since the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative was established in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the New England Organ Bank, Newton, Mass. (F.L.D.); and the Division of Transplantation, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Md. (J.F.B.).

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