Transgenic pigs and virus adaptation.
Pigs offer the best hope of providing organs for transplantation to humans. But, in overcoming the problems of tissue rejection, we may be increasing our risk of injection from pig viruses.
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Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified / Q000821:virology*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000502:physiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine / Q000821:virology*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects; D018406:Virus Physiological Phenomena; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology
D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D011991:Receptors, Virus