Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Successfully Supports Patient for Record Nine Months
Sourced from 6 publications
- •Tim Andrews (US patient) lived for nine months with a genetically modified pig kidney.
- •The pig kidney allowed Andrews to avoid dialysis as he awaited a human transplant.
- •This is the first successful long-term use of a pig kidney as a 'bridge' to a human transplant.
- •The case study was published by Mass General Brigham in The Lancet.
- •Xenotransplantation may address organ shortages by bridging patients to human donors.
Sources
Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
BBC World
Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patie...
Wired
In a First, a Pig Kidney Kept a Patient Alive Until He Got a Human One
New York Times
Pig kidney xenotransplant successfully bridges patient with end-stage kidney dis...
Medicalxpress
Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
Newscientist
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
The Guardian
Curated from 6 sources. Every summary is reviewed for accuracy, but may still contain errors. We always link to original sources for verification.
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