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Physiology and immunology of pig-to-human decedent kidney xenotransplant
Xenotransplantation advances focus on preclinical and translational transplant immunology.
Currently, organs from deceased donors can be transplanted into people only if they have a compatible blood type. This is because the recipient's immune system can produce antibodies to attack and destroy the donated organ if the donor and recipient have different antigens, which come in two types: A and B. Organs that are blood type O do not have A or B antigens, so anyone can receive them.