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Bence Jones protein

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Bence Jones protein
Small protein, composed of a light chain of immunoglobulin, made by plasma cells.

Bence Jones protein,
n.pr protein commonly found in patients suffering from multiple myeloma.

Bence Jones protein,
Bence Jones protein
immunoglobulin light chain dimers found in the serum and urine of patients and animals with gammopathies, usually myelomas.

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1) A rise in baseline levels of serum myeloma monoclonal proteins or urine Bence Jones protein may signify a recurrence of the primary or the onset of multiple myeloma.
In addition, the Bence Jones protein may go undetected in the urine when immunofixation electrophoresis is negative and the patient is not symptomatic.
CT and measurements of serum immunoglobulin and urinary Bence Jones protein levels may be useful in detecting recurrence or conversion to multiple myeloma.
 
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