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Transplant Rejection
Alternate Names : Graft Rejection, Tissue/Organ Rejection
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Antibodies
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Antigens are large molecules (usually proteins) on the surface of cells, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and some non-living substances such as toxins, chemicals, drugs, and foreign particles. The immune system recognizes antigens and produces antibodies that destroy substances containing antigens.
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• Definition
• Transplant Rejection Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Transplant Rejection Symptoms & Signs
• Transplant Rejection Prevention
• Transplant Rejection Diagnosis & Tests
• Transplant Rejection Treatment
• Transplant Rejection Prognosis
• Transplant Rejection Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Graft-Versus-Host Disease
• Transfusion Reaction
Tests & Exams
• Biopsy
• Blood Typing
• TORCH Screen
Other Topics
• Immune Response
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