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What is the difference between graft-versus-host disease and rejection?
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GVHD is a reaction..: of engrafted immune cells against the patients healthy tissues. It leads to inflammation and side effects in a variety of tissues. Rejection is the opposite. It is a reaction of the patients immune system against the engrafted cells. In the case of a bone marrow transplant, rejection would cause disappearance of the cells in the marrow and a drop in blood cell production.
Answered 7/18/2019
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