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A Kidney Is Transplanted into a Patient with Renal Failure

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A kidney is transplanted into a patient with renal failure to diabetes,and within 15 minutes after the recipient blood supply to the graft is established,the graft becomes pale,and stops functioning.Microscopic analysis of the failed graft shows death of cells due to lack of blood flow ("ischemic necrosis") .What is the most likely cause of this graft failure?


A) Acute rejection due to stimulation of the recipients B and T cells specific for graft alloantigens
B) Chronic rejection,with narrowing of the graft blood vessels by vascular smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue
C) A leaky surgical connection between the recipient and graft blood vessels
D) Hyperacute rejection,with thrombosis (clotting) of graft blood vessels due to previously formed antibodies in the recipient specific for recipient HLA molecules
E) Damage to the graft by because of the patient's diabetes

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