what happens with a donor organ’s DNA after a successful transplant?

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My assumption is that over time the organ regenerates new cells with the host’s DNA. Or do the two stay distinct for life, or do they merge into a mix of the two? If they stay separate, is there a definite boundary, and does the host’s future offspring bear the DNA of three bloodlines instead of two?

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I’d also be interested in an ELI5 on transplant patients that do not need to take immunosuppressants [like Demi-Lee Brennan](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/national/transplant-girls-blood-change-a-miracle-20080125-gdry7w.html)

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