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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MDPI AG
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/1d0a2e1ccb91499a87e50875a746fe4d |
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