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Immunoglobulin epsilon-Chains MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Immunoglobulin epsilon-Chains
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.485.114.619.312.500
D12.776.124.486.485.705.500.370
D12.776.124.790.651.114.619.312.500
D12.776.124.790.651.705.500.370
D12.776.377.715.548.114.619.312.500
D12.776.377.715.548.705.500.370
Unique ID
D007139
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007139
Annotation
gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN EPSILON-CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM) or HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE (IM), follow text; DF: IG EPSILON CHAIN
Scope Note
The class of heavy chains found in IMMUNOGLOBULIN E. They have a molecular weight of approximately 72 kDa and they contain about 550 amino acid residues arranged in five domains and about three times more carbohydrate than the heavy chains of IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; and IMMUNOGLOBULIN G.
Entry Version
IG EPSILON CHAINS
Entry Term(s)
Ig epsilon Chains
Immunoglobulin epsilon-Chain
Immunoglobulins, epsilon-Chain
epsilon-Chain Immunoglobulins
epsilon-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain
epsilon-Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains
Pharm Action
Immunologic Factors
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
IgE (1973-1975)
Immunoglobulin Fragments (1973-1975)
Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain (1975)
Public MeSH Note
2006; see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, EPSILON-CHAIN 1992-2005, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, EPSILON CHAIN 1991, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, HEAVY CHAIN 1976-1990
History Note
2006 (1976)
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2019/07/05
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