Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Wilson, Carolyn; Salomon, Daniel R.

Xenotransplantation could have an impact on at least three aspects of medicine. The first is as a means of overcoming a severe shortage of human donor organs for the treatment of organ failure. The second aspect relates to the possibility that a xenogeneic organ would not be susceptible to infection by a "human" virus and thus the xenograft might resist injury caused by such viruses. The third and, as of yet, unexplored aspect relates to a means of delivering genes for therapeutic purposes thus overcoming some of the limitations of "conventional" gene therapy.     

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2003-07-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783540002109

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55541-1

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 257