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Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month after eight years on dialysis
- ASSOCIATED PRESS, JOE CARROTTA FOR NYU LANGONE HEALTH, COLIN DEVRIES, NYU LANGONE HEALTH
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Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ, after eight years on dialysis. Researchers hope pig kidneys might one day help ease a dire shortage of transplantable organs.
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An Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month and is free from dialysis for the first time eight years.
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