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Lauran Neergaard
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Medical Writer, Associated Press
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By Lauran Neergaard Verified| Houston Chronicle Verified WASHINGTON (AP) - Investigadores en Estados Unidos pronto probarán si los hígados de un cerdo modificado genéticamente podrían tratar a personas con insuficiencia hepática repentina, filtrando temporalmente su sangre para que su propio órgano pueda descansar y tal vez sanar.
By Lauran Neergaard Verified| Houston Chronicle Verified WASHINGTON (AP) - Investigadores en Estados Unidos pronto probarán si los hígados de un cerdo modificado genéticamente podrían tratar a personas con insuficiencia hepática repentina, filtrando temporalmente su sangre para que su propio órgano pueda descansar y tal vez sanar.
By Lauran Neergaard Verified| Houston Chronicle Verified WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure - by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and maybe heal. The first-of-its-kind clinical trial has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, according to pig producer eGenesis, which announced the step Tuesday with its partner OrganOx.An estimated 35,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized each year when their liver suddenly fails.
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