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Distribution of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) DNA in organs of a domestic pig.
Annals of transplantation - 1 Jan 2005
Sypniewski Daniel, Machnik Grzegorz, Mazurek Urszula, Wilczok Tadeusz, Smorag Zdzisław, Jura Jacek, Gajda Barbara
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OBJECTIVES: Domestic pig may serve as the most appropriate organ source for human xenotransplantation in the future. However, there is a serious threat of xenogeneic pathogens transmission, especially porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) which are present in genomes of all pigs. The aim of thi...
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