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Immunoglobulin classes share the same basic four polypeptide chain structure of two heavy chains (five types) and two light chains (kappa, lambda; both having a molecular weight of 22.5 kDa). Kappa and lambda consist of a variable region and a constant region and can easily be differentiated by the antigenic properties of the constant region. The ratio of kappa to lambda is 70:30. Antibodies to the kappa light chain are reportedly useful in the identification of leukemias, plasmacytomas, and certain non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Demonstration of clonality in lymphoid infiltrates indicates that the infiltrate is clonal and therefore malignant.
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Protein Aliases: ig kappa chain c region; Immunoglobulin K; immunoglobulin kappa light chain; Kappa LC
Gene Aliases: HCAK1; IGK@; IGKCD; Km
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 50802, (Human) 3514
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