Grafts Flashcards
0
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Syngeneic graft
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Between identical twins
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Autologous graft
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From one individual placed at another site (like moving skin after burn)
2
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Allograft
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Between MHC mismatched persons (most grafts)
3
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Xenograft
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From one species to another (porcine heart valve to human)
4
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Graft vs host disease
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A potentially life threatening disease where graft rejects to host
5
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Rejection
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Ab and T cell dependent removal of grafted organ/tissue
