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Bence-Jones protein
biochemistry
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blood diseases and myeloma
- In blood disease: Multiple myeloma
…multiple myeloma they are called Bence Jones proteins. A type of chronic kidney disease often develops, probably as a result of the high concentration of Bence Jones proteins in the kidney tubules; this frequently is the ultimate cause of death. Adrenocorticosteroid hormones and chemotherapeutic agents are used in the treatment…
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component of urine
- In protein: Immunoglobulins and antibodies
A protein called the Bence-Jones protein, which is found in the urine of patients suffering from myeloma tumors, is identical with the L chains of the myeloma protein. Each patient has a different Bence-Jones protein; no two of the more than 100 Bence-Jones proteins that have been analyzed thus…
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