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Immunogenicity of Renal Microvascular Endothelial Cells From Genetically Modified Pigs.
Transplantation - 1 Mar 2016
Wang Zheng-Yu, Li Ping, Butler James R, Blankenship Ross L, Downey Susan M, Montgomery Jessica B, Nagai Shunji, Estrada Jose L, Tector Matthew F, Tector A Joseph
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Disrupting the porcine GGTA1 and CMAH genes [double knockout (DKO)] that produce the gal-α(1,3)-gal and N-glycolylneuraminic acid xenoantigens reduces human antibody binding to porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells. It is important to examine rejection pathways at an organ-specific level. The object of this study is to evaluate the human preformed antibody reactivity against DKO renal...
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