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Researchers will assess the risks of transplanting kidneys from HIV-positive donors into patients with the virus. "We have an organ shortage crisis in this country and individuals living with HIV are disproportionately affected," says Dr. Christine Durand, assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University.