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Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first

A genetically modified pig kidney kept a 66-year-old man with end-stage kidney failure off dialysis for a record 271 days, serving as a temporary bridge until a human donor organ became available. The case suggests pig organs could ease transplant waiting lists, though experts caution the procedure remains experimental and costly.

Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
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A genetically modified pig kidney kept a 66-year-old man with end-stage kidney failure off dialysis for a record 271 days, serving as a temporary bridge until a human donor organ became available. The case suggests pig organs could ease transplant waiting lists, though experts c…

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