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SUBMITTER: Tempel W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4190837 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography 20011025 Pt 11
The implantation of animal organs is one approach to overcoming the shortage of human donor organs for medical transplantation. Although readily available, non-primate tissues are subject to hyperacute rejection wherein human anti-Galalpha(1-3)Gal antibodies react with haptens present on the transplanted cells' surfaces. The understanding of this interaction on a molecular level will further the development of a strategy for the prevention of hyperacute rejection in xenotransplantation. The Gala ...[more]