BENCE-JONES PROTEIN


Meaning of BENCE-JONES PROTEIN in English

ˈben(t)sˌjōnz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized B&J

Etymology: after Henry Bence-Jones died 1873 English physician and chemist

: a globulin or a group of globulins found in the blood serum and urine in multiple myeloma and occasionally in other bone diseases and usually characterized by coagulation at 50-60° C with partial redissolving at higher temperatures

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