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Eminent heart surgeon Professor Magdi Yacoub also urged parents not to lose sight of the importance of drugs being produced from thymus glands.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he had not been shocked to hear that Alder Hey and a number of other hospitals had received cash following the donation of thymus glands.
But he pleaded with parents not to lose sight of the fact that the thymus gland helped create drugs to prevent transplant patients rejecting their organs.
“I know for sure that all doctors and surgeons, as well as hospitals are dedicated to getting patients better, and for that they need to know the mechanisms of the disease, have appropriate drugs and have the confidence of the patient.
“It is essential to talk to the parents, but also to have the means to help the patients and without having these drugs we are not going to be able to help patients,” he said.