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So I assume she has to take immunosuppressants more/less for life, but then that leads to immunodeficiency too?
by forkexec 7y ago
So I assume she has to take immunosuppressants more/less for life, but then that leads to immunodeficiency too?
- robotnikman 7y agoI would assume so. If we ever find a way to prevent our immune systems from attacking transplants it would be a major breakthrough, and organ transplants would last far longer for the recipient.
- forkexec 7y agoI wonder then how it works that some people are able to stop immunosuppressants and not experience rejection? Perhaps finding the fundamental basis for this and whether it's replicable just after transplant would have the potential to save an enormous amount of money, hassles and risks.
- dna_polymerase 7y agoIt's among the side-effects [0]. But it sees that the general understanding of the immune system gets better as well as therapies. [0]: http://www.ectrx.org/forms/ectrxcontentshow.php?year=2019&volume=17&issue=1&supplement=0&makale_no=0&spage_number=97&content_type=FULL%20TEXT http://www.ectrx.org/forms/ectrxcontentshow.php?year=2019&vo...