text: Genetic causes of rejection of transplanted tissue and organs
  Genetic causes of rejection of transplanted tissue and organs...
  What are the genetic causes of rejection of transplanted tissue and organs and how can we overcome such problems?
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  Humans - as well as other primates, mammals & vertebrates - have specific antigenes on the surface of their cells that code for the individual's immunological identity (the "self"). These antigenes are genetically controled, so a person inherits his/her immunological identity as a basically random mixture of traits from his/her parents. In humans the immunological identity is mainly linked to the blood group system (0,A,B ...