human leukocyte antigen
human leukocyte antigen
nounDefinition of HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN
: any of various proteins that are encoded by genes of the major histocompatibility complex in humans and are found on the surface of many cell types (as white blood cells); broadly : hla 2
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1978
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