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Extensive Mammalian Germline Genome Engineering
2019-12-19
Abstract excerpt
Xenotransplantation, specifically the use of porcine organs for human transplantation, has long been sought after as an alternative for patients suffering from organ failure. However, clinical application of this approach has been impeded by two main hurdles: 1) risk of transmission of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) and 2) molecular incompatibilities between donor pigs and humans which culminate in reject...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8d9b8569-7e96-5720-8112-9762be4d8446
- DOI
- 10.1101/2019.12.17.876862
