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- Clarification 22 March 2024
- Correction 22 March 2024
- Update 28 March 2024
- Correction 28 March 2024
First pig kidney transplant in a person: what it means for the future
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Nature 628, 13-14 (2024)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00879-y
Updates & Corrections
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Clarification 22 March 2024: An earlier version of this story did not make clear that eGenesis’s liver programme is for livers outside the body.
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Correction 22 March 2024: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the porcine molecules that provoke attack from human immune cells.
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Update 28 March 2024: This story has been updated with new information on the condition of Richard Slayman, the recipient of the pig kidney.
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Correction 28 March 2024: An earlier version of this story misstated the timing of a pig-liver transplant.
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