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MED MILESTONE: Surgeons conduct the first organ transplant using the patient's own stem cell.

MED MILESTONE: Surgeons conduct the first organ transplant using the patient

Historic first: Stem cell used in organ transplant

Claudia Castillo can now breathe easier, thanks to an international team of doctors who replaced her windpipe. Organ transplants are nothing new but this one was tailor-made from Claudia's own stem cells - a historic first that eliminates the risk of her body rejecting the new organ.

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