2010-04-01Zeitschriftenartikel
Characterisation of a human cell-adapted porcine endogenous retrovirus PERV-A/C.
Karlas, Alexander; Irgang, Markus; Votteler, Jörg; Specke, Volker; Ozel, Mushin; Kurth, Reinhard; Denner, Joachim
Background: Porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) pose a potential risk for xenotransplantation using pig cells, tissues or organs. A special threat comes from viruses generated by recombination between human-tropic ...