A 65-year old man undergoes kidney transplantation from his son. He developed re

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A 65-year old man undergoes kidney transplantation from his son. He developed rejection of the transplanted kidney 1 months after transplantation.

The kidney received by the patient is considered:

a. Allograft

b. Autograft

c. Homograft

d. Isograft

e. Xenograft

The rejection is most probably due to:

a. Pre-existence antibodies to the received kidney

b. Blood group AB incompatibility between the son and the father

c. Immunostimulation of the recipient tissue with MHC incompatible genes

d. Immunostimulation of the donor tissue with MHC incompatible genes

e. Infection of the donor kidney

Explanation / Answer

Father developed rejection of the transplanted kidney 1 months after transplantation. The kidney received by the patient is considered: a. Allograft

The rejection is most probably due to: b. Blood group AB incompatibility between the son and the father

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