MeSH definition : The class of heavy chains found in IMMUNOGLOBULIN A. They have a molecular weight
of approximately 58 kDa and contain about 470 amino acid residues arranged in four
domains and an oligosaccharide component bound covalently to their Fc fragment constant
region.;
MeSH synonym : alpha chain immunoglobulins; immunoglobulin alpha-chain; alpha-immunoglobulin heavy chains; heavy chains, alpha-immunoglobulin; alpha-immunoglobulin heavy chain; alpha-chain immunoglobulins; immunoglobulins, alpha-chain; immunoglobulins, alpha chain; alpha immunoglobulin heavy chains; heavy chain, alpha-immunoglobulin; alpha immunoglobulin heavy chain; alpha-chains, immunoglobulin; immunoglobulin alpha chains; Immunoglobulin alpha Chain; alpha-Chain, Immunoglobulin; Ig alpha Chains; Chains, Ig alpha; alpha Chains, Ig;
MeSH annotation : gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN ALPHA-CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM)
but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM) or ALPHA-CHAIN DISEASE (IM), follow
text; DF: IG ALPHA CHAIN;
The class of heavy chains found in IMMUNOGLOBULIN A. They have a molecular weight
of approximately 58 kDa and contain about 470 amino acid residues arranged in four
domains and an oligosaccharide component bound covalently to their Fc fragment constant
region.