Immune disguise: the mechanisms of Neu5Gc inducing autoimmune and transplant rejection.
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| Abstract | 
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              Organ (stem cell) transplantation is the most effective treatment for advanced organ failure. Neu5Gc (N-hydroxyacetylneuraminic acid) is a pathogenic non-human sialic acid, which is very similar to the molecular structure of Neu5Ac (N-acetylneuraminic acid) in human body. Neu5Gc has the function of "immune disguise", which is the main obstacle to transplantation. Gene knockout such as cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminidase (CMAH) reduces donor antigenicity, making xenotransplantation from fiction to reality. Exploring the immune disguise event in this emerging field has become a hot topic in the research of transplantation immune tolerance mechanism.  | 
        
| Year of Publication | 
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              2022 
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| Journal | 
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              Genes and immunity 
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| Volume | 
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              23 
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| Issue | 
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              6 
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| Number of Pages | 
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              175-182 
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| ISSN Number | 
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              1466-4879 
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| URL | 
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              https://doi.org/10.1038/s41435-022-00182-8 
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| DOI | 
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              10.1038/s41435-022-00182-8 
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| Short Title | 
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              Genes Immun 
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