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What is rejection after hand transplantation?

April 26, 2017hand rejection transplantation

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What is rejection after hand transplantation?

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Rejection refers to the body’s immune response towards the newly transplanted hand. Believing the tissues to be “foreign,” the body’s natural response is to attack and can occur within days to months after transplant. A scoring system for rejection was established by Dr. Stefan Schneeberger.