Scientists Achieve First Human Transplant Using Enzyme-Converted Universal Donor Kidney
TL;DR
Researchers successfully converted a donor kidney's blood type from A to O using an enzyme, enabling its transplantation into a recipient, which could significantly improve organ donation accessibility and reduce wait times.
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- First human transplant of kidney modified to have ‘universal’ blood type Nature
- Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient Live Science
- Enzyme-converted O kidneys allow ABO-incompatible transplantation without hyperacute rejection in a human decedent model Nature
- Scientists Changed A Kidney's Blood Type From A To O Before Transplanting It Into A Person IFLScience
- UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation UBC Science
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