title: A case of heavy chain disease: diagnosis and monitoring using assays of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains.
abstract: Heavy chain diseases (HCD) are uncommon. We report the first use of recently developed analytical techniques for the assay of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains in the diagnosis and monitoring of a patient with gamma-HCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Coughtrie
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Heppleston
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006362:Heavy Chain Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains