Xenotransplantation at a crossroads: prevention versus progress.
review · Level V
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Abstract
The infectious disease risks associated with baboon-to-human transplants may represent an insurmountable hurdle in the race to save lives. Yet, public health agencies are reluctant to regulate xenotransplantation in spite of those risks.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- HIV Infections
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Virus Diseases