HLA

noun

\ ˌāch-(ˌ)el-ˈā

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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The first known use of HLA was in 1968

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HLA

noun

variants: also HL-A \ ˌā-(ˌ)chel-ˈā

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