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Life-supporting pig-to-baboon heart xenotransplantation.

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1998

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Paul Waterworth, John Dunning, Michael Tolan, Emanuele Cozzi, G. Langford, Gilda Chavez, D J White, J Wallwork
PubMed

Abstract

Hyperacute rejection is abrogated in pig-to-baboon heart xenotransplantation with the expression of the human decay-accelerating factor transgene. The human decay-accelerating factor transgenic pig heart is able to support primate life for a prolonged period.