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\ ˌāch-(ˌ)el-ˈā 
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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
nounvariants:
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 attributivelyHLA 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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The first known use of HLA was in 1968
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