Clinical Immunosuppression
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چکیده
Organ transplantation is the act of transferring organs from donors to recipients. Thus, the malfunction of an organ system can be corrected with the transplantation of an organ; organs that have successfully been transplanted include the kidney, liver, heart, lung, and pancreas. Over the past 50 years, the medical community has witnessed great advances in the care of liver transplant recipients, including new immunosuppression modalities, therapies for chronic rejection, and improved operative and preservation techniques. However, the immune system remains the most formidable barrier for clinicians to perform transplantations as a routine form of medical treatment[1].
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