2011-04-29Zeitschriftenartikel
Development of sensitive methods for detection of porcine endogenous retrovirus-C (PERV-C) in the genome of pigs
Kaulitz, Danny; Mihica, Debora; Dorna, Jens; Costa, Michael Rodrigues; Petersen, Björn; Niemann, Heiner; Tönjes, Ralf R.; Denner, Joachim
Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) represent a risk for xenotransplantation using pig cells, tissues or organs. PERV-A and PERV-B are present in the genome of all pigs and both infect human cells in vitro. PERV-C infects ...