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The National Kidney Registry is dedicated to increasing living kidney donation, ensuring better donor-recipient matches, and providing comprehensive support and protections for living donors.

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Information for Donors

What is Kidney Prioritization for Living Kidney Donors?

Timothy Wan, Esq., General Counsel

When you donate a kidney through the National Kidney Registry (NKR), you are covered by a wide range of protections, one of which is kidney prioritization.

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Kidney Donor Stories

My Kidney Donation Story: Keith Robinson 

Keith Robinson

My donation story began 26 years ago when I met the love of my life—my wife, Elaine. She has polycystic kidney disease (PKD). It’s a horrible disease that has plagued her family for generations. Her mother, late grandmother, uncle, and brother all have or had PKD.

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