title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, 1 Place de l'Hopital, Nouvel Hopital Civil, Strasbourg 67000, France. Electronic address: pierre-emmanuel.falcoz@wanadoo.fr.
authors.forename: Pierre-Emmanuel
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Falcoz
mesh_terms: D046148:Donor Selection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking; D014019:Tissue Donors