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First porcine to human kidney transplantation performed in the United States.

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In an operation that lasted a little over 2 h, surgeons at New York University Langone Health transplanted a porcine kidney into a human patient without signs of early rejection.… Click to show full abstract

In an operation that lasted a little over 2 h, surgeons at New York University Langone Health transplanted a porcine kidney into a human patient without signs of early rejection. This is a landmark achievement for xenotransplantation, a field that has been revived in the past decade and promises a new avenue to address critical organ shortage worldwide.

Keywords: transplantation performed; porcine human; human kidney; kidney transplantation; kidney; first porcine

Journal Title: Artificial organs
Year Published: 2021

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