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Attitudes Toward Xenotransplantation Among Kidney Transplant Recipients, Candidates, and Living Donors: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This survey asked 100 people in Japan about their views on getting a pig kidney. Most said they would accept a pig kidney if it was available. This shows a link between patient attitudes and the use of new transplant types, but it is not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Kinoshita K · Nakamura S · Sasaki T · Makiyama T · Morimoto A · Yokoyama M · Maruyama M

Source

Article · PubMed, xeno · 2026 Sep-Oct
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42876418/