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Patient gets the first gene-edited pig kidney transplant

Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.

By Michael Dwyer / AP and Massachusetts General Hospital via AP

March 21, 2024

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Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the first time the genetically-modified organ has been transplanted into a living person.
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A patient arrives at the Massachusetts General Hospital emergency entrance, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Boston. Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday, March 21, 2024, it’s the first time a pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.
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Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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Massachusetts General Hospital transplant surgeons Dr. Nahel Elias, left, and Dr. Tatsuo Kawai perform the surgery of a transplanted genetically modified pig kidney into a living human, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL VIA AP

Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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A pig kidney sits on ice, awaiting transplantation into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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Melissa Mattola-Kiatos,, RN, Nursing Practice Specialist, removes the pig kidney from its box to prepare for transplantationat Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.
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A pig kidney sits on ice, awaiting transplantation into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, Saturday, March 16, in Boston, Mass.

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