Man lived for 271 days with a pig kidney and stopped dialysis in historic US case
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- Tim Andrews lived without dialysis for 271 days with a kidney from a genetically modified pig before the organ eventually failed.
- US researchers described the case as an advance for xenotransplantation, and said it marked the longest period achieved with the procedure.
Tim Andrews spent 271 days living without dialysis after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig, in a case researchers in the United States regard as a major step for xenotransplantation.
The organ eventually failed, but Andrews’ treatment still set a record for how long a person had lived with such a transplant. Similar procedures had been carried out previously, yet none had lasted as long.
The case offers researchers evidence that pig organs could one day help address the need for human transplants, although the kidney’s eventual failure remains part of the outcome.
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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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