So who will match you?
You inherit half of your 6 antigens from your mother and half from your father, so you will always match 3 antigens with each of your parents. You have a 25% chance of a total match with a brother or sister, a 50-50 chance of matching 3 antigens, and a 25% chance that none of your antigens will match.

On average, even two unrelated people will have a 1-antigen match; there’s a one in 10,000 chance that all 6 antigens will match. But even if none of the antigens match, there is still a 90% success rate for a living donor transplant, and an 80% success rate for an unmatched cadaver kidney transplant.

Potential matches?
Begin learning about kidney transplantation here
Your organs do many things to keep you healthy If your organs don't work, you may need to have a transplant To get a transplant, you have to be tested You can't have a transplant unless someone donates an organ You can't have a transplant unless someone donates an organ You will have to have surgery to place the new organ into your body Most people feel much better after having a transplant Taking care of your new organ will help you feel healthy for years to come Home