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Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains

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Definition: One of the types of light chains of the immunoglobulins with a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa.  gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM), follow text; DF: IG KAPPA CHAIN   
Pharmacological Action Immunologic Factors
Examples Immunoglobulin Km Allotypes 		Other names kappa-Immunoglobulin Light Chains; Immunoglobulins, kappa-Chain; kappa-Chains, Immunoglobulin; kappa-Chain, Immunoglobulin; kappa Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK 21; kappa Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK 12; kappa Immunoglobulin Light Chains; kappa Immunoglobulin Light Chain; kappa Chain Immunoglobulins; Light Chains, kappa-Immunoglobulin; Light Chain, kappa-Immunoglobulin; Immunoglobulins, kappa Chain; Immunoglobulin kappa Chains; Immunoglobulin kappa Chain; kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-21; kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-12; kappa-Immunoglobulin Light Chain; kappa-Chain Immunoglobulins; Immunoglobulin kappa-Chain
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
kappa allotype b4, rabbits  0   *Immunoglobulin Allotypes *Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains.
amyloid protein GRA, human  0   *Amyloid *Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains. Scand J Immunol 2001 Oct;54(4):404-8
amyloid protein BAN  0   *Amyloid *Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains. Mol Immunol 1986;23(1):73
myeloma-associated membrane antigen KMA  0   *Antigens, Neoplasm *Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains Antigens, Surface Myeloma Proteins. J Immunol 1985;135(2):1276

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