US surgeons perform first pig-to-human kidney transplant
A 62-year old-man in Massachusetts with end-stage renal disease becomes the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig. The four-hour surgery was performed March 16 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
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00:00 A 62-year-old man in Massachusetts with end-stage renal disease becomes the first human to receive
00:07 a new kidney from a genetically modified pig.
00:10 The four-hour surgery was performed March 16 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in
00:15 Boston and announced March 21.
00:18 The hospital says in a statement that the patient, Richard Sleiman, is recovering well
00:22 and is expected to be discharged soon.
00:25 The kidney was provided by eGenesis of Cambridge, Massachusetts, from a pig that had been genetically
00:30 edited to remove genes harmful to a human recipient and add certain human genes to improve
00:35 compatibility.
00:37 The hospital calls the surgery a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available
00:42 organs to patients.
00:44 The United Network for Organ Sharing says more than 100,000 people in the U.S. await
00:49 an organ for transplant, with kidneys in the greatest demand.
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