HLA
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Definition of HLA
1 : the major histocompatibility complex in humans
2 : a genetic locus, gene, or antigen of HLA —often used with one or more letters to designate a locus or with letters and a number to designate an allele at the locus or the antigen corresponding to the locus and allele
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HLA
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Medical Definition of HLA
1 : the major histocompatibility complex in humans
2 : a genetic locus, gene, or antigen of the major histocompatibility complex in humans —often used attributively HLA antigensHLA typing —often used with one or more letters to designate a locus or with letters and a number to designate an allele at the locus or the antigen corresponding to the locus and allele relationship…between HLA-B27 antigen and ankylosing spondylitis —G. E. Ehrlich
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