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#Question id: 2052


Why have pigs have been proposed as a source of organs for xenotransplantation to humans?

#XL - S Microbiology
  1. They do not pose a risk of zoonoses

  2. Their cell surface glycoproteins bear galactose α-1,3-galactose structures

  3. They lack endogenous virus sequences

  4. Their hearts are an appropriate size and the pigs can be genetically modified to limit the possibility of hyperacute rejection