Xenotransplantation : science, ethics, and public policy / Committee on Xenograft Transplantation: Ethical Issues and Public Policy, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine.

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Xenograft Transplantation: Ethical Issues and Public Policy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 126 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0585021112
9780585021119
0309175267
9780309175265
1280210702
9781280210709
9786610210701
6610210705
0309589568
9780309589567

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Xenotransplantation.DDC classification:

174/.25 21

LOC classification:

QR188.8 .I52 1996eb

NLM classification:

1996 I-571
WO 660

Other classification:

44.65

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Contents:

Setting the stage -- Assessing the science base -- Infectious disease risk to public health posed by xenografting -- Ethics and public policy -- Conclusions and recommendations.

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Summary: Xenotransplantation involves the transplantation of cells, tissues, and whole organs from one species to another. Interest in animal-to-human xenotransplants has been spurred by the continuing shortage of donated human organs and by advances in knowledge concerning the biology of organ and tissue rejection. The scientific advances and promise, however, raise complex questions that must be addressed. This book considers the scientific and medical feasibility of xenotransplantation and explores the ethical and public policy issues surrounding the possibility of renewed clinical trials. The volume focuses on the science base of xenotransplantation, public health risks of infectious disease transmission, and ethical and public policy issues, including the views of patients and their families.

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Setting the stage -- Assessing the science base -- Infectious disease risk to public health posed by xenografting -- Ethics and public policy -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Xenotransplantation involves the transplantation of cells, tissues, and whole organs from one species to another. Interest in animal-to-human xenotransplants has been spurred by the continuing shortage of donated human organs and by advances in knowledge concerning the biology of organ and tissue rejection. The scientific advances and promise, however, raise complex questions that must be addressed. This book considers the scientific and medical feasibility of xenotransplantation and explores the ethical and public policy issues surrounding the possibility of renewed clinical trials. The volume focuses on the science base of xenotransplantation, public health risks of infectious disease transmission, and ethical and public policy issues, including the views of patients and their families.

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