BENCE-JONES PROTEIN


Meaning of BENCE-JONES PROTEIN in English

Pronunciation: ' ben(t)s- ' j ō nz-

Function: noun

Etymology: Henry Bence-Jones † 1873 English physician and chemist

Date: circa 1923

: a polypeptide composed of one or two antibody light chains that is found especially in the urine of persons affected with multiple myeloma

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