Blood Type Incompatibility Drives Kidney Exchange Transplants in India

In India, it's hard to find kidneys that match.

Sometimes, the body rejects the new kidney because the blood types don't match.

Scientists studied how people swap kidneys to help each other.

If a person's kidney doesn't match their family member's, they might swap with another pair.

The study found that most kidney swaps happen because the blood types don't get along.

This way, people can get kidneys that are more likely to work.

Men receive more transplants than women.

Researchers also looked at liver swaps, where two people exchange organs to get the best match.