Jared received a donor kidney. After the first week, it became apparent that Jared's body was rejecting the organ. This is due to
A) a lack of a match between Jared's immune cells and the MHC class I molecules on the cells of the donor kidney.
B) Jared's lack of helper T cells that prevent the lymphatic tissue of the donated kidney damaging the donated kidney.
C) an autoimmune disease that is destroying healthy tissue.

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The rejection of a transplanted organ, such as a kidney, is often due to the recipient's immune system recognizing the donor organ as foreign. This is primarily because of a mismatch between the recipient's immune cells and the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class I molecules on the cells of the donor organ. The immune system sees these MHC molecules as foreign antigens and mounts an immune response against the organ.

Jared Received a Donor Kidney