Chemicals and Drugs

Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains

One of the types of light chains of the immunoglobulins with a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

One of the types of light chains of the immunoglobulins with a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa.

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Synonyms

22 entry terms
  • Ig kappa Chains
  • Immunoglobulin kappa-Chain
  • Immunoglobulins, kappa-Chain
  • kappa-Chain Immunoglobulins
  • kappa-Immunoglobulin Light Chain
  • kappa-Immunoglobulin Light Chains
  • Chains, Ig kappa
  • Immunoglobulin kappa Chain
  • Immunoglobulin kappa Chains
  • Immunoglobulins, kappa Chain
  • Light Chain, kappa-Immunoglobulin
  • Light Chains, kappa-Immunoglobulin
  • kappa Chain Immunoglobulins
  • kappa Chains, Ig
  • kappa Immunoglobulin Light Chain
  • kappa Immunoglobulin Light Chains
  • kappa-Chain, Immunoglobulin
  • kappa-Chains, Immunoglobulin
  • kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-12
  • kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-21
  • kappa Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK 12
  • kappa Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK 21

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS with PARAPROTEINEMIAS but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, follow text

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History Note

2006 (1973)

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Previous Indexing

  • Gamma Globulins (1966-1971)
  • Immunoglobulin Fragments (1973-1974)
  • Immunoglobulins (1972)

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  1. D12.776w.124w.486.485.705.750w.530
  2. D12.776w.124w.790.651.705.750w.530
  3. D12.776w.377w.715.548.705.750w.530

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007145. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007145
  2. Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76850604