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Comment
. 2022 May;605(7911):597-598.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-01418-3.

First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think

Sara Reardon
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First pig kidneys transplanted into people: what scientists think

Sara Reardon. Nature. 2022 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Ethics; Medical research.

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  • Results of Two Cases of Pig-to-Human Kidney Xenotransplantation.
    Montgomery RA, Stern JM, Lonze BE, Tatapudi VS, Mangiola M, Wu M, Weldon E, Lawson N, Deterville C, Dieter RA, Sullivan B, Boulton G, Parent B, Piper G, Sommer P, Cawthon S, Duggan E, Ayares D, Dandro A, Fazio-Kroll A, Kokkinaki M, Burdorf L, Lorber M, Boeke JD, Pass H, Keating B, Griesemer A, Ali NM, Mehta SA, Stewart ZA. Montgomery RA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2022 May 19;386(20):1889-1898. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2120238. N Engl J Med. 2022. PMID: 35584156

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