Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital had transplanted the genetically edited pig kidney into Richard Slayman, who was suffering from end-stage kidney disease.- The first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died, said the US hospital that carried out the procedure.
In a world first, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically edited pig kidney into the 62-year-old man, who was suffering from end-stage kidney disease.“Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope to countless transplant patients worldwide, and we are deeply grateful for his trust and willingness to advance the field of xenotransplantation,” the hospital statement said.
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