A team of US doctors says a genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead man has continued to function normally for more than one month.
The team led by surgeons at New York University released the findings on Wednesday.
The surgeons transplanted the pig kidney into the 57-year-old man in July with the consent of his family. The organ was genetically engineered to prevent rejection after transplantation.
The team says this is the third time that a gene-edited pig kidney has been implanted into a human, and marks the longest that one has continued to function.
The team says it will continue to monitor the kidney's performance.
Researchers around the world have been conducting animal-to-human transplant tests using genetic engineering technology.
Last year, doctors in the United States carried out the world's first transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a man with cardiac disease. He survived for about two months.
The team led by surgeons at New York University released the findings on Wednesday.
The surgeons transplanted the pig kidney into the 57-year-old man in July with the consent of his family. The organ was genetically engineered to prevent rejection after transplantation.
The team says this is the third time that a gene-edited pig kidney has been implanted into a human, and marks the longest that one has continued to function.
The team says it will continue to monitor the kidney's performance.
Researchers around the world have been conducting animal-to-human transplant tests using genetic engineering technology.
Last year, doctors in the United States carried out the world's first transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a man with cardiac disease. He survived for about two months.
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US doctors report a genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead man has functioned normally for over one month. The transplant, led by surgeons at New York University, was the third of its kind and the longest-lasting. The organ was engineered to prevent rejection. Researchers
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230817_08/
Date: Aug. 17, 2023
Created: 2023/08/17 18:01
Updated: 2025/12/09 01:03
Last Read: 2023/08/17 18:03