Noun: A group of proteins that are naturally present within tissues and that have a role in the immune system . The main group of histocompatibility antigens is known as the HLA . Histocompatibility antigens within the HLA - A, B and C range are present on virtually all living cells in the body. They are essential for the function of the killer T c...
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A group of antigens that includes both the major and minor histocompatibility antigens. The former are genetically determined by the major histocompatibility complex. They determine tissue type for transplantation and cause allograft rejections. The latter are systems of allelic alloantigens that can cause weak transplant rejection. ... (12 Dec 199...
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genetically determined isoantigens present on the cell membranes of nucleated cells of most tissues, which incite an immune response when grafted onto a genetically disparate individual and thus determine the compatibility of tissues in transplantation. Major histocompatibility antigens are those that belong to the major ...
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