U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Xenotransplantation REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE SCIENCE IN XENOTRANSPLANTATION

摘要

Xenotransplantation holds promise for the treatment of many human diseases and disorders and could potentially alleviate the shortage of human organs and tissues available for transplantation. It also raises many interesting and complex scientific, medical, ethical, legal, and social issues. This report focuses on the science of xenotransplantation, an area in which major advances have been made in the last few decades. The report outlines the considerable progress that has been made in understanding and overcoming some of the major hurdles to xenotransplantation and also discusses the public health concerns associated with xenotransplantation.