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MeSH Heading: Immunoglobulin Light Chains
Tree Number(s): D12.776.124.486.485.705.750; D12.776.124.790.651.705.750; D12.776.377.715.548.705.750
Unique ID: D007147
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007147
Annotation: gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM), follow text
Scope Note: Polypeptide chains, consisting of 211 to 217 amino acid residues and having a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa. There are two major types of light chains, kappa and lambda. Two Ig light chains and two Ig heavy chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS) make one immunoglobulin molecule.
Entry Version: IG LIGHT CHAINS
Entry Term(s): Ig Light Chains; Immunoglobulin Light Chain; Immunoglobulin Light-Chain; Immunoglobulins, Light-Chain; Light-Chain Immunoglobulins
Pharm Action: Immunologic Factors
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Immunoglobulin Fragments (1973-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, LIGHT-CHAIN 1992-2005, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, LIGHT CHAIN 1976-1991
History Note: 2006 (1976)
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/18
Revision Date: 2019/07/02

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0011143
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Polypeptide chains, consisting of 211 to 217 amino acid residues and having a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa. There are two major types of light chains, kappa and lambda. Two Ig light chains and two Ig heavy chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS) make one immunoglobulin molecule.
Terms: Immunoglobulin Light Chains Preferred Term
Term UI T633986
Date03/22/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Ig Light Chains
Term UI T000952312
Date03/01/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Immunoglobulin Light Chain
Term UI T021416
Date05/09/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1988); Immunoglobulin Light-Chain
Term UI T021417
Date03/18/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Light-Chain Immunoglobulins
Term UI T021418
Date03/18/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Immunoglobulins, Light-Chain
Term UI T021419
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1976)

Immunoglobulin Light Chains MeSH Descriptor Data 2025