If someone has a successful lung/ kidney transplant, they are expected to fail after 5-10 years even if they take care of their bodies.
Why? Is there anything that can be done to increase this?
In: Biology
You are on life long immunosuppresion so that your body doesnt take out your new organ because it doesnt look like the other cells in your body.
Moreoever, because they suppress your immune system you are more prone to dying of infections that normal people can handle.
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