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US surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, the hospital said Thursday, a procedure that could help address the chronic shortage of donor organs.
“The procedure marks a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients,” the hospital known as Mass General, or MGH, said in a statement. “Our hope is that this transplant approach will offer a lifeline to millions of patients worldwide who are suffering from kidney failure,” said Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, a member of the team which carried out the ground-breaking operation.The hospital said the pig kidney used for the transplant was provided by a Massachusetts biotech company called eGenesis and had been genetically-edited to remove harmful pig genes and add certain human genes.
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