How skin samples are being used in organ donation
21 August - 9 mins
Podcast Series
The Claire Byrne Show
Small patches of donor skin are being used to test whether a donor organ is working.
An Irish research team is investigating whether transplanting a small patch of donor skin onto a recipient’s arm could act as a visible early-warning signal of organ rejection.
Professor Róisín Dolan is leading the research team in St Vincents Hospital and she explained the research to Claire.
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