MeSH definition : A disorder of immunoglobulin synthesis in which large quantities of abnormal heavy
chains are excreted in the urine. The amino acid sequences of the N-(amino-) terminal
regions of these chains are normal, but they have a deletion extending from part of
the variable domain through the first domain of the constant region, so that they
cannot form cross-links to the light chains. The defect arises through faulty coupling
of the variable (V) and constant (C) region genes.;
MeSH synonym : heavy chain diseases;
MeSH hyponym : mu-Chain disease; mu Chain Disease; mu-Chain Diseases;
Related MeSH term : gamma-Chain disease; gamma Chain Disease; gamma-Chain Diseases; Franklin Disease; Franklin's Disease; Franklins Disease;
MeSH annotation : specify the immunoglobulin fragment coord NIM, as gamma chain dis HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE
(IM) IMMUNOGLOBULIN GAMMA-CHAINS (NIM); ALPHA-CHAIN DISEASE see IMMUNOPROLIFERATIVE
SMALL INTESTINAL DISEASE is available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy chain diseases;
A disorder of immunoglobulin synthesis in which large quantities of abnormal heavy
chains are excreted in the urine. The amino acid sequences of the N-(amino-) terminal
regions of these chains are normal, but they have a deletion extending from part of
the variable domain through the first domain of the constant region, so that they
cannot form cross-links to the light chains. The defect arises through faulty coupling
of the variable (V) and constant (C) region genes.
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