BENCE-JONES PROTEIN


Meaning of BENCE-JONES PROTEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈben(t)s-ˈjōnz- ]

noun

Etymology: Henry Bence-Jones died 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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