First pig-to-human kidney transplant
March 28 , 2024
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- A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig.
- The kidney was provided by eGenesis of Cambridge, Massachusetts, from a pig.
- The pig has been genetically edited to remove genes harmful to a human recipient and add certain human genes to improve compatibility.
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