also: ひとはっけっきゅうこうげん
Medical term for the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans; often abbreviated as HLA.
See also: ＨＬＡ抗原
In organ transplantation, matching of human leukocyte antigens is important.
Synonymous abbreviation; ヒト白血球抗原 is the full term, while ＨＬＡ抗原 is the more common clinical shorthand.
Standard katakana spelling for the medical term; the reading is explicitly given for this form.
Kanji spelling using 人; less common than the katakana form but still encountered in medical contexts.
Compound of ヒト (human) + 白血球 (leukocyte) + 抗原 (antigen), a direct translation of the English medical term.