# Xenotransplantation and immune response

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/topics/xenotransplantation-and-immune-response/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 271,647 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on xenotransplantation, particularly the use of pigs as organ donors for human transplantation. It covers topics such as genetic modification of pigs, porcine endogenous retroviruses, immunological barriers, xenograft rejection, and the potential applications in clinical xenotransplantation and biomedical research. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12654 |
| Works | 22,695 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Michael Karin](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/michael-karin/)
- [Hans Clevers](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/hans-clevers/)
- [Richard A. Flavell](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/richard-a-flavell/)
- [Craig B. Thompson](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/craig-b-thompson/)
- [David Baltimore](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/david-baltimore/)
- [George M. Church](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/george-m-church/)
- [Leroy Hood](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/leroy-hood/)
- [Howard I. Scher](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/howard-i-scher/)
- [Tyler Jacks](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/tyler-jacks/)
- [James P. Allison](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/james-p-allison/)
- [Michel C. Nussenzweig](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/michel-c-nussenzweig/)
- [Harvey I. Pass](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/harvey-i-pass/)

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Source: PICO Portal — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://picoportal.org/library/sources/ for provenance and https://picoportal.org/library/methodology/ for what these figures mean.