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Reply to 'Critics slam Russian trial to test pig pancreas for diabetes'

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To the editor:

We write in follow-up to your news article “Critics slam Russian trial to test pig pancreas for diabetes,”1 in which several statements were attributed to the president of the International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA). As the publication of this article has resulted in disapproving comments from advocates for the type-1 diabetes community, we wish to take this opportunity to clarify IXA's position on clinical trials of xenotransplantation.

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  1. President, International Xenotransplantation Association, c/o International Headquarters, The Transplantation Society, 1225 University Street, Suite 325, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3B4, Canada.,

    Megan Sykes

  2. President-Elect, International Xenotransplantation Association, c/o International Headquarters, The Transplantation Society, 1225 University Street, Suite 325, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3B4, Canada.,

    Richard N. Pierson III

  3. Secretary-Treasurer, International Xenotransplantation Association, c/o International Headquarters, The Transplantation Society, 1225 University Street, Suite 325, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3B4, Canada.,

    Philip O'Connell

  4. Immediate Past President, International Xenotransplantation Association, c/o International Headquarters, The Transplantation Society, 1225 University Street, Suite 325, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3B4, Canada.,

    Anthony D'Apice

  5. Councilor, International Xenotransplantation Association, c/o International Headquarters, The Transplantation Society, 1225 University Street, Suite 325, Montreal, Quebec H3B 3B4, Canada. megan.sykes@tbrc.mgh.harvard.edu,

    Peter Cowan, Emanuele Cozzi, Anthony Dorling, Bernhard Hering, Joseph Leventhal & Jean-Paul Soulillou

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