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Isn't anything not antigenically compatible considered eligible to be attacked by the immune system? Hence transplant rejections.
by nickthemagicman 6y ago
Isn't anything not antigenically compatible considered eligible to be attacked by the immune system?
Hence transplant rejections.
- ramraj07 6y agoIndeed, they are but much more slowly and not in the same way. Without innate engagement the response is much mellower and uses different mechanisms than you would expect in an infection. Also half the immune system won't be involved!
- nickthemagicman 6y agoI don't quite follow how a non-antigenic match (without suppression) would have anything but an innate response.