Which of the Following Best Explains Why a Bone Marrow

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why a bone marrow donor needs to be HLA-matched to the recipient?

• A)The bone marrow transplant contains enough mature T cells to reconstitute the recipient and the recipient provides the antigen-presenting cells.
• B)The recipient's MHC molecules mediate positive selection of thymocytes in the thymus that interact with donor-derived MHC molecules in the periphery.
• C)Reconstituted T cells are restricted by donor,not recipient,HLA allotypes.
• D)Without an HLA match,the donor-derived thymocytes undergo negative selection.
• E)If the donor is not HLA matched,the reconstituted T cells will be autoreactive.

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