Breakthrough! Second Person Receives Kidney Transplant from Gene-Edited Pig

Wednesday - April 24 2024, 23:36 UTC - 7 months ago

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A month after the first successful pig-to-human kidney transplant, a second individual, Lisa Pisano, has successfully received a pig organ transplant. This breakthrough, made possible by genetic modification of the pig organs, could have far-reaching implications for the future of organ transplants and could potentially save thousands of lives.

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In a historic breakthrough, Lisa Pisano has become the second person in the world to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig. Just a month after the first successful pig-to-human kidney transplant on Richard Slayman, researchers from NYU Langone Health have made the incredible achievement of conducting a second pig organ transplant. Pisano, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey, had been suffering from heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, and the transplant could potentially save her life .

In addition to kidney and heart transplants, researchers are also exploring the possibility of using pig livers and lungs in transplants from gene-edited pigs.

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