Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses and Xenotransplantation, 2021

Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) are integrated in the genome of all pigs, and some of them are able to infect human cells. Therefore, PERVs pose a risk for xenotransplantation, the transplantation of pig cells, tissues, or organ to humans in order to alleviate the shortage of human donor org...

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Main Author: Joachim Denner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2156