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Differences in Release and Determination of Subtype of Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses Produced by Stimulated Normal Pig Blood Cells
1 Jan 2003
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OBJECTIVE: Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) are of particular concern with xenotransplantations using pig cells, tissues or organs as they are present in the genome of all pig strains and are able to infect human cells in vitro. However, it remains unclear whether PERV particles will be produced in vivo and whether they may infect xenotransplant recipients. Since normal pig peripheral blood mononuclear...
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