Womble Perspectives

A New Development in Organ Transplants: Xenotransplantation


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In the United States alone, over 100,000 individuals are on the waiting list for an organ transplant, with thousands more added each year. Globally, the crisis is equally severe -according to the United Network of Organ Sharing, more than 6,000 people in the US die on an annual basis waiting for a matched organ.

Enter xenotransplantation. This innovative approach has the potential to reduce the global organ shortage.

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Kim Beane

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Womble PerspectivesBy Womble Bond Dickinson