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rejection
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rejection

Immune response in the recipient of a tissue or organ transplant. If rejection does not respond to treatment, the donated tissue is destroyed. Immunosuppressive drugs are used to try and prevent rejection.



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Two ABO-compatible infants died from hyperacute rejection, while no ABO- incompatible infants died from hyperacute rejection.
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For a start, the organs from these geneticallymodified pigs, while they might prevent hyperacute rejection, will not necessarily prevent a later rejection.
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All humans have preformed antibodies to pig tissue, which would lead to hyperacute rejection of the transplanted xenograft.
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