Detection of non-reference porcine endogenous retrovirus loci in the Vietnamese native pig genome

Abstract The Vietnamese native pig (VnP)—a porcine breed with a small body—has proven suitable as a biomedical animal model. Here, we demonstrate that, compared to other breeds, VnPs have fewer copies of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs), which pose a risk for xenotransplantation of pig organs...

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Main Authors: Shinya Ishihara, Masahiko Kumagai, Aisaku Arakawa, Masaaki Taniguchi, Ngo Thi Kim Cuc, Lan Doan Pham, Satoshi Mikawa, Kazuhiro Kikuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14654-4