The transplant clinic coordinator is evaluating relatives of a patient with end-stage renal disease,whose blood type is A positive,for suitability as a living donor for kidney transplantation.Which family member best qualifies for evaluation?

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To qualify as a living donor,an individual must be free from hypertension,diabetes,cancer,kidney disease,and heart disease and generally between 18 and 60 years of age.A 35-year-old female with a history of food allergies and a blood type of O negative (universal donor)best qualifies for evaluation.The brother and mother,although blood-type compatible,are outside acceptable age ranges for living donation.The minor son does not qualify based on blood type.

The Transplant Clinic Coordinator Is Evaluating Relatives of a Patient