Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a genetically engineered pig kidney from a 67-year-old New Hampshire man after a period of decreasing kidney function, the hospital confirmed to WIRED in a statement. The organ functioned for nearly nine months, longer than previous pig organ transplants, before it was removed on October 23.
Tim Andrews data-offer-url=”https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/mgh-performs-second-xenotransplant-of-genetically-edited-pig-kidney-into-living-recipient” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/mgh-performs-second-xenotransplant-of-genetically-edited-pig-kidney-into-living-recipient"}” href=”https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/mgh-performs-second-xenotransplant-of-genetically-edited-pig-kidney-into-living-recipient” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>received the pig kidney on January 25 after being on dialysis for more than two years due to end-stage kidney disease. His rare blood type meant…
