Corneal Xenotransplantation From Pig to Rhesus Monkey: No Signs of Transmission of Endogenous Porcine Retroviruses

Regardless of cornea preparation and storage, PERV transmission from pig to host could not be detected, despite that the transplant was initially PERV-positive. The use of the Wuzhishan miniature pig as the donor may be advantageous because it lacks PERV-C and hence potentially infectious A/C recombinants.