No clear answers on safety of pigs as tissue donor source

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J Stoye. Lancet. 1998.

. 1998 Aug 29;352(9129):666-7.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)22035-6.

J Stoye¹

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Expression of pig endogenous retrovirus by primary porcine endothelial cells and infection of human cells.
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No evidence of infection with porcine endogenous retrovirus in recipients of porcine islet-cell xenografts.
Heneine W, Tibell A, Switzer WM, Sandstrom P, Rosales GV, Mathews A, Korsgren O, Chapman LE, Folks TM, Groth CG. Heneine W, et al. Lancet. 1998 Aug 29;352(9129):695-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07145-1. Lancet. 1998. PMID: 9728986
No evidence of pig DNA or retroviral infection in patients with short-term extracorporeal connection to pig kidneys.
Patience C, Patton GS, Takeuchi Y, Weiss RA, McClure MO, Rydberg L, Breimer ME. Patience C, et al. Lancet. 1998 Aug 29;352(9129):699-701. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)04369-4. Lancet. 1998. PMID: 9728987