Gene therapy repairs injured human donor lungs for the first time
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
For the first time, scientists in the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network have successfully used gene therapy to repair injured human donor lungs, making them potentially suitable for transplantation into patients. This technique could significantly expand the number of donor lungs by using organs that are currently discarded, and improve outcomes after transplantation.