Currently we must have an exact match to receive an organ from a donor, especially kidneys, but that may no longer be an issue. Subscribe to TestTube Plus ►►►► http://bit.ly/1RrPZ5V Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG Read More: New Procedure Allows Kidney Transplants From Any Donor http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/health/kidney-transplant-desensitization-immune-system.html?smid=fb-nytscience&smtyp=cur&_r=1 “In the anguishing wait for a new kidney, tens of thousands of patients on waiting lists may never find a match because their immune systems will reject almost any transplanted organ. Now, in a large national study that experts are calling revolutionary, researchers have found a way to get them the desperately needed procedure.” Survival Benefit with Kidney Transplants from HLA-Incompatible Live Donors http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1508380 “Recipients of kidney transplants from incompatible live donors had a higher survival rate than either control group at 1 year (95.0%, vs. 94.0% for the waiting-list-or-transplant control group and 89.6% for the waiting-list-only control group)[…]” Transplant rejection https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000815.htm “When a person receives an organ from someone else during transplant surgery, that person’s immune system may recognize that it is foreign. This is because the person’s immune system detects that the antigens on the cells of the organ are different or not “matched.” Mismatched organs, or organs that are not matched closely enough, can trigger a blood transfusion reaction or transplant rejection.” ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won’t find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Lissette Padilla on Twitter https://twitter.com/lizzette DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Sign Up For The TestTube Mailing List: http://dne.ws/1McUJdm