Table 1.

Production rates of transgenic marmosets

CMV-Ataxin3-120Q-IRES-VenusCMV-Ataxin3-120Q-2A-VenusTotal
Number of embryos transferred to surrogates293766
Number of surrogates172340
Number of pregnancies7714
Number of deliveries325
Number of births (percentage of births per embryos transferred)5 (17.2)2 (5.4)7 (10.6)
Number of transgenic animals (percentage of transgenic animals per birth)5 (100)2 (100)7 (100)
  • A high titer of lentiviral vector was injected into a total of 66 embryos, followed by embryo transfer to 40 surrogate mothers. A total of 14 surrogates became pregnant, and five surrogates delivered seven offspring.