Immunoglobulin Light Chains
"Immunoglobulin Light Chains" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.485.705.750 D12.776.124.790.651.705.750 D12.776.377.715.548.705.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Immunoglobulin Light Chains- Immunoglobulin Light Chains
- Chains, Immunoglobulin Light
- Light Chains, Immunoglobulin
- Immunoglobulin Light-Chain
- Light-Chain, Immunoglobulin
- Light-Chain Immunoglobulins
- Light Chain Immunoglobulins
- Immunoglobulin Light Chain
- Light Chain, Immunoglobulin
- Immunoglobulins, Light-Chain
- Immunoglobulins, Light Chain
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Immunoglobulin Light Chains" by people in Profiles.
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The extent of B-cell activation and dysfunction preceding lymphoma development in HIV-positive people. HIV Med. 2018 02; 19(2):90-101.