Publication Date:
1970-08-01
Description:
The serum of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and amyloidosis, was found to contain an unusual protein with µ chain antigenic determinants. It was devoid of light chains and was present in the form of multiple disulfide linked polymers. The patient also had a kappa Bence Jones protein in the serum and urine. The possibility is raised that the heavy chain lacks a portion of the chain necessary for coupling with light chains.
Print ISSN:
0006-4971
Electronic ISSN:
1528-0020
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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