Based on the diagram below multiple tissues and different organs can be transplanted.. Some of these operations are performed routinely with a very high success rate. What is a meaning of graft-specific tolerance?  How the development of xenografts can be a practical solution to organ availability or shortage?

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Based on the diagram below multiple tissues and different organs can be transplanted.. Some of these operations are performed routinely with a very high success rate.

  1. What is a meaning of graft-specific tolerance? 
  2. How the development of xenografts can be a practical solution to organ availability or shortage? 
Tissue
5-year graft
survival
No. of grafts
In USA (1999)
transplanted
Kidney
80-90%
13,429 (12,483)
Liver
40-50%
4698
Heart
70%
2234 (2185)
Lung
30-40%
934 (885)
Comea
- 70%
-40,000t
Bone marrow
80%
23,500+
Transcribed Image Text:Tissue 5-year graft survival No. of grafts In USA (1999) transplanted Kidney 80-90% 13,429 (12,483) Liver 40-50% 4698 Heart 70% 2234 (2185) Lung 30-40% 934 (885) Comea - 70% -40,000t Bone marrow 80% 23,500+
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