Xenotransplant (genetically-modified pig)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine subtree

Reemtsma 1964 chimpanzee-kidney → human; modern era uses CRISPR-edited pigs (10-gene knockouts: α1,3-galactose / β4GalNT2 / Neu5Gc / PERV-inactivation; 6-gene additions: hCD46/hCD55/hTM/hEPCR/hHO1/hCD47). Revivicor / eGenesis programs. …

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