Long-term safety from transmission of porcine endogenous retrovirus after pig-to-non-human primate corneal transplantation.
Hyuk Jin ChoiJiyeon KimJae Young KimHyun Ju LeeWon Ryang WeeMee-Kum KimEung Soo HwangPublished in: Xenotransplantation (2017)
Within the limits of this study, there is no evidence to support any risk of PERV transmission from porcine corneal tissues to NHP recipients, despite the existence of PERV-expressing cells in porcine corneas.