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ARTICLE | Distillery Therapeutics

Therapeutics: Porcine endogenous retrovirus polymerase (PERV pol); CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)

October 22, 2015 7:00 AM UTC

In vitro studies suggest CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) from pig donor tissue could enhance the safety of xenotransplants. In a pig kidney epithelial cell lin...