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Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.485.705.750.530
D12.776.124.790.651.705.750.530
D12.776.377.715.548.705.750.530
Unique ID
D007145
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007145
Annotation
gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS with PARAPROTEINEMIAS but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, follow text
Scope Note
One of the types of light chains of the immunoglobulins with a molecular weight of approximately 22 kDa.
Entry Version
IG KAPPA CHAINS
Entry Term(s)
Ig kappa Chains
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chain
Immunoglobulins, kappa-Chain
kappa-Chain Immunoglobulins
kappa-Immunoglobulin Light Chain
kappa-Immunoglobulin Light Chains
kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-12
kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-21
Pharm Action
Immunologic Factors
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Gamma Globulins (1966-1971)
Immunoglobulin Fragments (1973-1974)
Immunoglobulins (1972)
Public MeSH Note
2006; see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, KAPPA-CHAIN 1992-2005, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, KAPPA CHAIN 1986-1991, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, LIGHT CHAIN 1975-1985, see IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENTS 1973-1974
History Note
2006 (1973)
Date Established
1986/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/07/05
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains Preferred
kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-12 Narrower
kappa-Immunoglobulin Subgroup VK-21 Narrower
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