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The immune response to alloantigens can be either cell-mediated or humoral. Both types of immune reactions contribute to organ allograft rejection. T cell responses to alloantigens are vigorous with as many as 2 percent of host’s T cells reacting against a single allogeneic MHC molecule.
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Liu, Z., Reed, E., Harris, P., Suciu-Foca, N. (1994). Role of Anti-HLA Immune Responses in Organ Transplant Rejection. In: Touraine, J.L., Traeger, J., BĂ©tuel, H., Dubernard, J.M., Revillard, J.P., Dupuy, C. (eds) Rejection and Tolerance. Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0802-7_11
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