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How old should you be to donate your kidney?
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18 years: Occasionally under special circumstances and required legal approval can be 16 - 18 years. Never younger than 16 years for kidney donation. Unlike bone marrow where younger ages are permitted because bone marrow replenishes itself & no-one can re-grow a kidney.
Answered 5/31/2013
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