Monitoring for presence of potentially xenotic viruses in recipients of pig islet xenotransplantation.
This study represents a long-term follow-up of human patients receiving pig islet xenotransplantation. Eighteen patients had been monitored for up to 9 years for potentially xenotic pig viruses: pig endogenous retrovirus, pig cytomegalovirus, pig lymphotropic herpesvirus, and pig circovirus type 2. No evidence of viral infection was found.
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Diatranz NZ Ltd., P.O. Box 23566, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. ovlad@xtra.co.nz
Croxson
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Irgang
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Karlas
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Denner
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Elliott
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D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000821:virology*