Bence Jones protein
A crystal of Bence Jones protein.
Meaning
Noun
- A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
Origin
- Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.
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