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First pig kidney transplant recipient dies two months after surgery

The Times of India · May 14, 2024

First pig kidney transplant recipient dies two months after surgery

Richard Slayman, who became the first person to receive genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died at 62. Richard had undergone the transplantation in March this year.

The Times of India · May 13, 2024

US patient, 62, who had first ever pig kidney transplant dies two months after operation

Richard Slayman, from Weymouth, Massachusetts, was given the genetically modified pig kidney in March

Evening Standard · May 12, 2024

US Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney To Live Patient In World First

US surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, the hospital said Thursday, a procedure that could help address the chronic shortage of donor organs.

International Business Times · Mar 21, 2024

First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital said they transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. The 62-year-old recipient has end-stage kidney disease.

WEKU · Mar 21, 2024