pig kidney – Dawn Levitt, Author

Xenotransplantation – Solution to Organ Shortage?

A pig-to-human xenotransplant resulted in successful kidney function in a deceased human with chronic kidney disease, possibly offering a future solution to the organ shortage crisis. The subject, a brain-dead 52-year-old man, was transplanted with crossmatch-compatible pig kidneys with ten genetic modifications at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. Other hospitalsContinue reading “Xenotransplantation – Solution to Organ Shortage?”