title: [The renal pathology in light chain deposition disease].
abstract: Light Chain Deposition Disease (LCDD) is a relatively frequent renal disease associated with dysproteinemia. Although the light chain deposits can be widespread, the kidney is the most frequently involved organ, and renal involvement can dominate the clinical condition. The morphological features of LCDD can be recognized by light microscopy; however, the diagnosis can be made certain only by immunofluorescence microscopy, using antisera to kappa and lambda chains, and by electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Universita' La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Giannakakis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Faraggiana
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains