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Question
| Robert was suffering from chronic renal failure. At the doctors’ recommendation of transplantation of kidney received from a healthy donor, Robert underwent kidney transplant. However, after two weeks, the transplanted kidney was rejected by the immune system of Robert. |
- Identify and define the type of immune response that is responsible for the rejection of the grafted organ.
- Suggest a clinical method by which the rejection of the transplanted organ can be prevented.
Solution
- Cell mediated Immunity. It is the type of immunity provided by the T – lymphocytes.
- Administration of immunosuppressants.
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