First UK hand transplant official

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A British man has become the first person in the UK to undergo a hand transplant after losing his own to gout.
 
The eight-hour operation was performed on 51-year-old Mark Cahill at Leeds General Infirmary in Northern England after a donor was found just after Christmas.
 
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01/04/2013