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What is the primary reason behind transplant rejection?
The recipient's immune system recognizes the donated organ as foreign
What is the term used to describe the attack of the transplanted immune cells on the recipient's body?
Graft versus host disease
What is the main target of the host's immune response to a transplanted allograft?
The blood vessels
Why is immunosuppression necessary in organ transplantation?
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What is the type of transplant rejection that occurs within minutes to few hours after the organ is perfused by the host's blood?
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What is the primary cause of hyperacute rejection in organ transplantation?
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Which of the following groups is at risk of developing anti-HLA antibodies?
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What is the primary characteristic of acute rejection in organ transplantation?
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What is the primary cause of chronic rejection in organ transplantation?
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What is the purpose of chemotherapy and/or irradiation in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?
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