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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HLA. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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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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The first known use of HLA was in 1968
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