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The clinical team reported a successful kidney transplant between identical twins. It demonstrated that a transplanted human kidney could sustain function in a setting that greatly reduced the immunological barrier.
Scientific scope
The clinical team reported a successful kidney transplant between identical twins. It demonstrated that a transplanted human kidney could sustain function in a setting that greatly reduced the immunological barrier. Scope limitation: Identical twins are a special compatibility case. The operation did not solve rejection for unrelated donors. The four-person publication byline is restored from the original journal and PubMed; the DOI deposit alone lists only Merrill.
Evidence
Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. Identical twins are a special compatibility case. The operation did not solve rejection for unrelated donors. The four-person publication byline is restored from the original journal and PubMed; the DOI deposit alone lists only Merrill.
Contributors
- J. P. Merrill · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- J. E. Murray · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- J. H. Harrison · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- W. R. Guild · SCIENCE: Named source contributor; exact labor shares are not measured.
- SUCCESSFUL HOMOTRANSPLANTATION OF THE HUMAN KIDNEY BETWEEN IDENTICAL TWINS
- SUCCESSFUL HOMOTRANSPLANTATION OF THE HUMAN KIDNEY BETWEEN IDENTICAL TWINS — deposited bibliography
- Merrill, Murray, Harrison and Guild: original JAMA report
- Original kidney-transplant report — indexed byline
- Transplantation — A Medical Miracle of the 20th Century
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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