First Successful Genetically Modified Pig Lung Transplant into Brain-Dead Patient
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Doctors in China performed the first-ever pig-to-human lung transplant on a brain-dead patient using genetically modified pig lungs to study immune response and organ viability, with the lung functioning for nine days before signs of rejection appeared, marking a significant step in xenotransplantation research.
Topics:health#genetic-modification#immunosuppressive-drugs#lung-xenotransplantation#organ-transplant-research#pig-to-human-transplant#science
- First-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China Live Science
- Pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a brain-dead recipient Nature
- Scientists Perform First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant The New York Times
- For the first time, a genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man CNN
- Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time statnews.com
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