2006-10-04 01:22:11 · 4 answers · asked by ggirl 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
No - organ transplantation is governed by a much more complex matching process. The antigens (think of them as identity codes) on organs are a bit more complex than the ones on blood cells. Not only do you have to match the blood type there is also this thing called "tissue type" which matches the organ tissues.
2006-10-04 01:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O is the universal blood donor, but not the universal organ donor. Because there are a lot more factors involved in an organ compared to blood, there is no "universal donor" for organs.
2006-10-04 01:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's alot that goes into an organ transplant besides for just the type. There's many subtypes. Traditionally, if a patient is say, Type A, and needs an organ, they will check A organs, and then check the subtypes from there. Unfortunately at this time dr.'s aren't attempting to use O's as universal donors. Its a shame, as there aren't enough organ's out there.
Johns Hopkins in NY is currently doing transplant swaps though. Check their website for more information.
2006-10-04 08:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by GOLDMONEY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I think you can only recieve O- blood.
2006-10-04 01:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋