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Bence Jones protein
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English
thumb|right|A crystal of Bence Jones protein.
Alternative forms
Bence-Jones protein
Etymology
Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.
Noun
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A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
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