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. Jared's lack of helper T cells that prevent the lymphatic tissue of the donated kidney damaging the donated kidney.
B. an autoimmune disease that is destroying healthy tissue.
C. a lack of a match between Jared's immune cells and the MHC class I molecules on the cells of the donor kidney.


Answer: C

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