How Active Are Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs)?

Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) represent a risk factor if porcine cells, tissues, or organs were to be transplanted into human recipients to alleviate the shortage of human transplants; a procedure called xenotransplantation. In contrast to human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), which are m...

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Published in:Viruses
Main Author: Joachim Denner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Subjects:
porcine endogenous retroviruses
human endogenous retroviruses
xenotransplantation
retroviruses
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/8/215

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