Breakthrough in Organ Transplants: Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted into Brain-Dead Patient

2023-08-17 10:25:30

NEW YORK: A genetically modified pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a brain-dead patient, New York’s Langone Health said on Wednesday. Doctors said this might lead to more extensive animal-to-human organ transplants in the future

In a statement, surgeons said in a statement that a genetically modified pig’s kidney was transplanted into a human who was declared dead of neurological problems and whose heart was still beating following 32 days on ventilator support. On the 14th of last month, the surgery was led by Robert Montgomery, professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Langone Health, New York. The kidney has been functioning properly for a month. Dr. will monitor its operation for the next two months. Montgomery said.

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A month of kidney biopsies and kidney tests showed no signs of the body rejecting the new organ. It also performs all of the normal kidney functions. Dr. Pig’s kidney does exactly the main tasks that the human kidney handles. Montgomery said in a press conference.

57-year-old Maurice Miller underwent a kidney transplant. Sister Mary Miller-Duff said her brother would be proud to be a part of something like this. He was a person who loved life and always helped others. “He is helping many in need through innovative medical advances at the end of life,” Mary Miller-Duff said at the press conference.

English Summary: In A First, Man Receives Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig

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