Xenotransplantation using pig organs could solve the significant increasing shortage of
donor organs for allotransplantation. In the last two decades, major progress has been made …

Organ shortage is a major bottleneck in allotransplantation and causes many wait-listed
patients to die or become too sick for transplantation. Genetically engineered pigs have …

There is a limited availability of deceased human organs and cells for the purposes of
clinical transplantation. Genetically-engineered pigs may provide an alternative source …

Research in xenotransplantation has increased enormously in the last eight years. As the
shortage of allogeneic organs has intensified, the possibility of using organs from pigs has …

The objective of this communication is to show that pig-to-human organ transplantation
could be feasible through genetic engineering. By introducing into donor pigs several …

The transplantation of organs and cells from pigs into humans could overcome the critical
and continuing problem of the lack of availability of deceased human organs and cells for …

Solid organ transplantation has been, by most measures, a phenomenal success.
Nonetheless, the field is plagued by extreme shortages of available organs from a very …

Abstract Purpose of Review Cell xenotransplantation has the potential to provide a safe,
ethically acceptable, unlimited source for cell replacement therapies. This review focuses on …

The availability of organs and cells from deceased humans for transplantation is not meeting
the demand. Xenotransplantation, specifically the transplantation of organs and cells from …

The main obstacle to organ transplantation is the shortage of organs from deceased
individuals. Especially in China, the ratio of patients on the waiting list versus the transplant …