Peyton Young's synopsis of the fair division procedure for kidney allocation adopted by OPTN has several main criteria to arrive at a final ranking of those needing a kidney. Which criterium deals with the percent sensitized?
A) waiting time
B) suitability
C) disadvantage
D) None of the above.

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The criterion that deals with the percent sensitized is the disadvantage criterion, which takes into account factors such as whether the patient has previously received a transplant or has high levels of antibodies that increase the likelihood of rejecting a transplant. This is reflected in the fair division procedure through what is called the adjusted priority score, which gives extra points to patients who are highly disadvantaged in this way. Therefore, option C is the correct choice.

Peyton Young's Synopsis of the Fair Division Procedure for Kidney