Organ transplantation and gender differences: a paradigmatic example of intertwining between biological and sociocultural determinants

Organ transplantation, e.g., of the heart, liver, or kidney, is nowadays a routine strategy to counteract several lethal human pathologies. From literature data and from data obtained in Italy, a striking scenario appears well evident: women are more often donors than recipients. On the other hand,...

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Main Authors: Puoti, Francesca, Ricci, Andrea, Nanni-Costa, Alessandro, Ricciardi, Walter, Malorni, Walter, Ortona, Elena
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964018/