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    The immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) is the large polypeptide subunit of an antibody (immunoglobulin). In human genome, the IgH gene loci are on chromosome...
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    immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chains and two Ig light chains. There are two types of light chain in humans: kappa (κ) chain, encoded by the immunoglobulin kappa locus...
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    domains in their heavy chains. Naïve mature B cells produce both IgM and IgD, which are the first two heavy chain segments in the immunoglobulin locus. After...
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    features of interest.[citation needed] Immunoglobulins are composed of light chains and heavy chains. The light chain (λ or κ) is a protein of ~220 amino...
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  • Immunoglobulin heavy locus, also known as IGH, is a region on human chromosome 14 that contains a gene for the heavy chains of human antibodies (or immunoglobulins)...
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    An antibody (Ab) or immunoglobulin (Ig) is a large, Y-shaped protein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily which is used by the immune system to...
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  • Ig heavy chain V-III region VH26 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IGHV@ gene. IGHV is the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region genes;...
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  • Heavy chain may refer to: Immunoglobulin heavy chain, a subunit of antibodies Heavy-chain antibody, an antibody composed of heavy chains only Heavy chain...
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  • Heavy chain disease is a form of paraproteinemia and plasma cell dyscrasia that involves the proliferation of cells producing immunoglobulin heavy chains...
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  • immunoglobulin heavy locus (IGH@) on chromosome 14, containing the gene segments for the immunoglobulin heavy chain. The immunoglobulin kappa (κ) locus...
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