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Why are kidneys the ones most known to be traffiked? Why not livers or something else? -- nm

Posted by Hotkiss (aka hotkiss7348) Jul 27 '09, 09:19

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You have two and can live with only one. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 09:31 2
- wait...you mean we only have one liver? OMG!! I am so boned. -- nm - JackDawson si Jul 27, 09:31 1
  - Haha. -- nm - lileve Jul 27, 10:06
it's the only organ where you can spare one and live. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 09:24 1
- well, *technically*, you can spare part of your liver...someone else benefits, and it regrows to a full liver for both involved -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 27, 09:38
They're the most in-need organ. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 27, 09:21
because you don't have to kill the victim to get one kidney? -- nm - marcel Jul 27, 09:20 7
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  - generally from dead people. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 09:23
  - i think so - they take part of a healthy person's liver, don't they? -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 09:21 4
    - nope. Liver transplants are from organ donors -- nm - decline Jul 27, 09:25 2
      - not always - see? -- (link) - Andie Jul 27, 09:27 1
        
        I've just been googling it. Apparently it is rising in popularity over the last decade. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 09:28
    - I think you can do a partial but I don't think it's that common for whatever reason. -- nm - loosilu Jul 27, 09:24

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