Paraproteins
Abnormal immunoglobulins synthesized by atypical cells of the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM. Paraproteins containing only light chains lead to Bence Jones paraproteinemia, while the presence of only atypical heavy chains leads to heavy chain disease. Most of the paraproteins show themselves as an M-component (monoclonal gammopathy) in electrophoresis. Diclonal and polyclonal paraproteins are much less frequently encountered.
Year introduced: 1976
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Tree Number(s): D12.776.124.486.485.900, D12.776.124.790.651.900, D12.776.377.715.548.900
MeSH Unique ID: D010266
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