"Human Trial: Growing Mini Livers from Lymph Nodes"
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A Pittsburgh-based biotech company is conducting a groundbreaking trial to grow a "mini liver" from a patient's own lymph node, aiming to provide a life-saving therapy for those in need of liver transplants. The trial, currently in progress with one patient suffering from end-stage liver disease, seeks to test the efficacy of the company's regenerative cell therapy.
Topics:health#biotech#health-and-medicine#liver-disease#liver-transplant#medical-trial#regenerative-cell-therapy
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