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Damaged kidney removed from one recipient, thrives in another

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Damaged kidney removed from one recipient, thrives in another

Stephanie Smith, CNN

Updated 5:00 PM EDT,

Wed April 25, 2012

Dr. Erwin Gomez, left, received a kidney that was earlier received by Ray Fearing, center, from his sister Cera Fearing, right

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Transplant recipient Ray Fearing donates his failing transplanted kidney to another patient

For the first time a failing transplanted kidney has thrived in a new recipient, says doctor

It allows the new recipient to resume his work as a cardiovascular surgeon

"It's amazing stuff, it really is," says president of the National Kidney Foundation

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/health/kidney-transplanted-twice/index.html?hpt=hp_c3




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