World’s First Pig-to-Human Liver Xenotransplant in a Living Recipient Reported in the Journal of Hepatology (IMAGE)

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World’s First Pig-to-Human Liver Xenotransplant in a Living Recipient Reported in the Journal of Hepatology

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A landmark study in the Journal of Hepatology reports the world’s first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient.

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Journal of Hepatology / Zhang et al.

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