First Patient To Get Gene-edited Pig Kidney Transplant Dies: Hospital
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First pig kidney transplant patient dies nearly two months after procedure
The man who successfully received the first-ever pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after the groundbreaking procedure was performed. Richard Slayman, 62, who received the pig kidney back in March has died, his family announced on Saturday. Massachusetts General Hospital, where the transplant was done, said that there is “no indication” that Slayman […]
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First person to have a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies months later
His discharge was hailed as a major landmark for science.
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Patient who had first ever pig kidney transplant dies two months after procedure
The first person to have a pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after the procedure. Richard "Rick" Slayman, 62, underwent the four-hour transplant at a hospital in Boston in March. It marked the first time a genetically modified pig kidney was transplanted into a living patient. Surgeons said they believed the organ would last for at least two years. Slayman's family announced his death yesterday, thanking the doctors who carried out the world-first surgery for their "enormous...