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Gender non-specific efficacy of ZFN mediated gene targeting in pigs

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Acknowledgments

We thank Gregory J. Cost (Sangamo Biosciences) for helpful comments on the manuscript. We also thank Edward Kufeld and the staff of the pig facility in Mariensee for preparation of the animals for surgery and perfect care-taking. Additionally, we thank Klaus-Gerd Hadeler, Rolf-Peter Poppenga and Petra Hassel for surgical assistance. This study was funded by EU project Xenome and DFG FOR 535.

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  1. Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Hoeltystrasse 10, Mariensee, 31535, Neustadt a. Rbge., Germany

    Janet Hauschild-Quintern, Bjoern Petersen, Anna-Lisa Queisser, Andrea Lucas-Hahn & Heiner Niemann

  2. Transplantation Laboratory Hannover, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

    Reinhard Schwinzer

  3. Rebirth, Cluster of Excellence, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

    Heiner Niemann

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Hauschild-Quintern, J., Petersen, B., Queisser, AL. et al. Gender non-specific efficacy of ZFN mediated gene targeting in pigs. Transgenic Res 22, 1–3 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-012-9647-6

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