| Bence Jones albumin | Proteins with unusual thermosolubility found in the urine of patients with multiple myeloma, consisting of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains. See: Bence Jones reaction. See: immunoglobulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Bence Jones cylinders | Slightly irregular, relatively smooth, rod-shaped or cylindroid bodies of fairly tenacious, viscid proteinaceous material in the fluid of the seminal vesicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bence Jones protein | <haematology, oncology> These proteins are dimers of immunoglobulin light chains, normally produced by plasma cells. Bence Jones proteins are sufficiently small to be excreted by the kidney. It is a characteristic protein found in the urine of most patients with multiple myeloma. It can be used to help in diagnosis of the disease and to monitor the response to treatment. Quantification requires a 24 hour urine collection. See: Bence Jones reaction (06 Oct 1997) |
| Bence Jones proteins | Proteins with unusual thermosolubility found in the urine of patients with multiple myeloma, consisting of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains. See: Bence Jones reaction. See: immunoglobulin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bence Jones proteinuria | Presence of Bence Jones proteins in the urine, usually indicative of a neoplastic process such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bence Jones reaction | <investigation> The classic method of identifying Bence Jones protein. This protein precipitates from urine in the range of 45 to 70 degrees Centigrade. It goes into solution at temperatures above or below this range. Used in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Less commonly, this test is positive in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and amyloidosis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Bence Jones, Henry | <person> British physician, 1814-1873. See: Bence Jones albumin, Bence Jones cylinders, Bence Jones myeloma, Bence Jones proteins, Bence Jones reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jones, Henry Bence | <person> See: Bence Jones. (05 Mar 2000) |
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