HLA
noun
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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In those cases, doctors try to match patients with donors by typing a marker in their blood called human leukocyte antigen, or HLA.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
City Controller Kenneth Mejia and the Streets for All PAC, which backed the bus and bike lane measure known as HLA, gave to her campaign.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The lens uses Sigma's High-response Linear Actuator (HLA), which proves both speedy and accurate.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
Sigma uses its latest High-Response Linear Actuator (HLA) focus motor tech in the lens, which uses magnets to drive the focus group for a noticeably quicker response compared with lenses that use Stepping Motors (STM).
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Bone-marrow transplants are most successful when donor and recipient share the same markers, known as HLA, which are protein tags our cells use to distinguish self from nonself.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
In the soon-to-start lupus study, Caribou intends to use HLA partial matching between patients and the donor T cells that could improve outcomes, the company said.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Also, the changes in HLA genes only explain about 40% of the genetic risk for type 1 diabetes.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
In the last five years, researchers have identified a deeper level within HLA called eplet matching that seems to make a big difference.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
City Controller Kenneth Mejia and the Streets for All PAC, which backed the bus and bike lane measure known as HLA, gave to her campaign.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The lens uses Sigma's High-response Linear Actuator (HLA), which proves both speedy and accurate.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
Sigma uses its latest High-Response Linear Actuator (HLA) focus motor tech in the lens, which uses magnets to drive the focus group for a noticeably quicker response compared with lenses that use Stepping Motors (STM).
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Bone-marrow transplants are most successful when donor and recipient share the same markers, known as HLA, which are protein tags our cells use to distinguish self from nonself.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
In the soon-to-start lupus study, Caribou intends to use HLA partial matching between patients and the donor T cells that could improve outcomes, the company said.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Also, the changes in HLA genes only explain about 40% of the genetic risk for type 1 diabetes.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
In the last five years, researchers have identified a deeper level within HLA called eplet matching that seems to make a big difference.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
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HLA
noun
variants
also HL-A
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 antigens
HLA 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
G. E. EhrlichEtymology
human leukocyte antigen
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