First Gene‐Edited Porcine Liver Xenotransplant Into Human
A gene-edited pig liver was transplanted into a brain-dead human recipient for 10 days at a center in China. This new leap in xenotransplantation could help discern the viability of such transplants for future patients waiting on the liver recipient list.
Authors
- Maria C. Beyer
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Artificial Organs
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.15009
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Xenotransplantation and immune response
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01