This experiment marks the longest a genetically-engineered pig kidney has functioned after a transplant, according to NYU Langone Health.
, researchers led by UAB transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke found a pig-to-human xenotransplant provided"life-sustaining kidney function" in a deceased human for seven days.
"Because our study represents a single case, generalizability of the findings is limited," the authors note, but add the study"showcases xenotransplant as a viable potential solution to an organ shortage crisis responsible for thousands of preventable deaths annually."100,000 people in the U.S. currently waiting for an organ transplant across all categories. But the number of organ donations is relatively small in comparison. From January to July this year, there were a total of 27,169 transplants performed, according to the network.
The possibility that pig kidneys might one day help ease a dire shortage of transplantable organs persuaded the family of the 57-year-old Maurice"Mo" Miller from upstate New York to donate his body for the experimental pig's kidney transplant by the NYU team.. But she said he liked helping others and"I think this is what my brother would want. So I offered my brother to them.
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