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Reply to ‘Clarifying US regulations on xenotransplantation’ and ‘International standards and guidelines for xenotransplantation’

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The response provided by International Xenotransplantation Association representatives Hawthorne et al. criticizes the lack of mention of their scientific organization; however, an appraisal of professional self-regulation at supranational level was outside the scope of our short analysis. Although these authors indicate that our modest suggestion for more systematic debate was “misleading,” their overview provides just that: more systematic debate. We are pleased that this aspect of our work has already come to fruition and would like to thank Hawthorne et al. for their contribution.

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  1. CELLS – Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Koko Kwisda

  2. REBIRTH-AG Translational Hepatology and Stem Cell Biology, Hannover, Germany

    Koko Kwisda, Tobias Cantz & Nils Hoppe

  3. Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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Kwisda, K., Cantz, T. & Hoppe, N. Reply to ‘Clarifying US regulations on xenotransplantation’ and ‘International standards and guidelines for xenotransplantation’. Nat Biotechnol 39, 1503 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-01151-8

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