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Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C

By Associated PressAug. 6, 2018

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Kiran Shelat
Kiran Shelat, a 65-year-old retired civil engineer, had spent two years on a kidney transplant waiting list before receiving an organ infected with hepatitis C. Jacqueline Larma/AP

NEW YORK  — Some patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with hepatitis C. The gamble paid off.

Their new organs are working fine thanks to medication that got rid of the virus, researchers reported Monday.

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