Bence Jones protein

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A crystal of Bence Jones protein.

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Etymology

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Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.

Noun

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Bence Jones protein

  1. A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
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