A patient is admitted to receive a kidney transplant from a live sibling. The nurse realizes that what must have occurred for this surgery to be planned?

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For a kidney transplant from a live sibling to be planned, the human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) between the patient and the sibling must be very similar. This helps to minimize the risk of rejection by the patient's immune system. If the HLAs were very different, the risk of rejection would be higher. Neither the patient nor the donor necessarily have an overactive immune system.

A Patient Is Admitted to Receive a Kidney Transplant from a Live