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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Serum Globulins > Immunoglobulins > Immunoglobulin Subunits > Immunoglobulin Light Chains
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Globulins > Serum Globulins > Immunoglobulins > Immunoglobulin Subunits > Immunoglobulin Light Chains
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Immunoproteins > Immunoglobulins > Immunoglobulin Subunits > Immunoglobulin Light Chains

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Immunoglobulin Light Chains  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Chains, Ig Light
  • Ig Light Chains
  • Immunoglobulin Light Chain
  • Immunoglobulin Light-Chain
  • Immunoglobulins, Light Chain
  • Immunoglobulins, Light-Chain
  • Light Chain, Immunoglobulin
  • Light-Chain, Immunoglobulin
  • Light Chain Immunoglobulins
  • Light-Chain Immunoglobulins
  • Light Chains, Ig

Note

  • gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM), follow text

Scope note

  • Polypeptide chains, consisting of 211 to 217 amino acid residues and having a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa. There are two major types of light chains, kappa and lambda. Two Ig light chains and two Ig heavy chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS) make one immunoglobulin molecule.

History note

  • 2006 (1976)

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