Washington: first survivor patient To get genetically modified pig kidney transplant is dead, us hospital Said procedure was done.

“Mass General is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. We have no indication that this was a result of his recent passing transplant”Boston Hospital said in a statement issued late Saturday night.

First surgeon in the world Massachusetts General Hospital A genetically edited pig kidney was transplanted into a 62-year-old man who was suffering from end-stage kidney disease.

He successfully carried out the four-hour operation in March.

“Slayman will always be seen as a beacon of hope for countless transplant patients around the world and we are deeply grateful for his trust and willingness to advance the field of xenotransplantation,” the hospital statement said.

Organ shortages are a chronic problem around the world and Boston Hospital said in March that it had more than 1,400 patients on its waiting list for kidney transplants.

The pig kidney used for the transplant was provided by a company called Massachusetts Biotech eGenesis And according to the hospital, it was modified to remove harmful pig genes and add some human genes.

Slayman, who suffered from type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, received a transplanted human kidney in 2018, but it began failing after five years.

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