For the first time, a gene-edited pig kidney has been transplanted into a human. Doctors in Boston, USA, transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. The patient, Richard Rick Slayman, had surgery last Saturday.
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For the first time, a gene edited pig kidney has been transplanted into a human. Doctors in Boston, America, have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Patient Richard Rick Slayman had surgery last Saturday, which took four hours. Doctors said that now the patient’s health is improving. He will also be discharged soon.
Washington: American doctors have done wonders for the first time in the world by transplanting a pig’s kidney into a human being. Before transplanting this kidney, American surgeons have also genetically edited it. After this, the pig kidney was successfully transplanted into a 62-year-old patient. A large team of surgeons in Boston, United States, has announced the successful transplantation of a pig kidney into a patient. This is being seen as a big revolution in the medical world.
Before the kidney was transplanted into Sleman, the pig kidney’s genes were edited to remove harmful genes and improve its compatibility with humans. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it is the first time that a genetically edited pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Additionally, pig hearts were transplanted into two people, although both died within a few months.
Transplant surgeon Dr. Tatsuo Kawai said the team believes the pig kidney can function successfully for at least two years. Slayman had a kidney transplant in 2018, but last year he had to go on dialysis again. When dialysis-related complications arose, requiring repeated procedures, his doctors suggested he undergo a pig kidney transplant. This is a major achievement in the field of transplanting animal cells, tissues or organs into humans.
American doctors conducted extensive research for a long time.
American doctors conducted extensive research for a long time before transplanting the world’s first genetically engineered pig kidney into a patient. After this the doctors did the transplant. American doctors said this is the world’s first genetically engineered pig kidney. Boston doctors operated on an end-stage kidney patient at Massachusetts General Hospital, the AP reported. After about four hours of surgery, doctors performed this successful transplant. Previously, pig kidneys were temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors.
But unfortunately, two people died within a few months of receiving heart transplants from pigs. After this the doctors had banned it. But now the team of American doctors has done this new miracle. Now doctors will keep an eye on this patient for many years. If this experiment is successful, it will benefit millions of kidney patients.
