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human leukocyte antigen

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Human leukocyte antigen is the collective term for a highly polymorphic gene complex and its encoded proteins located on human chromosome 6, central to the adaptive immune system's ability to present antigens and distinguish self from non-self, serving as a foundational concept in immunology research with critical relevance to transplantation compatibility, autoimmunity, and infectious disease studies.

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JL

Harvard University

PP

Stanford University

WF

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

PI

University of California, Los Angeles

BM

University of Geneva

Top Institutions

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Harvard University

Cambridge, United States

Stanford University

Stanford, United States

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, United States

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

Inserm

Paris, France