What is a domino liver transplant?

The donor will receive a liver transplant to treat his or her condition. The donor can then give his or her liver to you in a domino liver transplant, because the liver still functions well. You may develop symptoms of amyloidosis, but it usually takes decades to develop. read more

In a domino liver transplant, you receive a liver from a donor who has familial amyloidosis. Each year Mayo Clinic doctors see 1,600 people with amyloidosis. The donor will receive a liver transplant to treat his or her condition. read more

The operation was the first domino liver transplant in Japan and the first time in the world that four people were involved in the procedure, which usually involves three people. read more

Domino liver transplants are a way to use livers removed from recipients in liver transplant to benefit others. This allows two patients to benefit from a single liver graft as the second patient receives a liver removed from the first patient. read more