{"id":3976,"date":"2022-03-08T07:49:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:12:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:12:07","slug":"baby-gets-heart-transplant-with-a-twist-to-fight-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2022\/03\/08\/baby-gets-heart-transplant-with-a-twist-to-fight-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby gets heart transplant with a twist to fight rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3976\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>Duke University doctors say a baby is thriving after a first-of-its-kind heart transplant &#8212; one that came with a bonus technique to try to help prevent rejection of the new organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thymus plays a critical role in building the immune system. 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