Pig kidney transplanted into man for first time ever at Massachusetts General Hospital

For the first time ever, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a pig kidney into a living human patient.

BOSTON – Mass General said Thursday the procedure was the first successful procedure of its kind in the world.The kidney recipient was identified as 62-year-old Rick Slayman of Weymouth. He is recovering well at Mass General and the hospital expects him to be discharged soon. Slayman was suffering from end-stage kidney disease at the time of the transplant.

'Nearly seven decades after the first successful kidney transplant, our clinicians have once again demonstrated our commitment to provide innovative treatments and help ease the burden of disease for our patients and others around the world.' The pig kidney was provided by eGenesis in Cambridge. It was genetically edited to remove harmful pig genes. Certain human genes were then added to improve its compatibility, the hospital said.

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