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Bence-Jones protein - quantitative


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Male urinary system
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Alternative Names

Immunoglobulin light chains - urine; Urine Bence-Jones protein


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Special considerations

Urine immunofixation is the best test for detecting Bence-Jones proteins.



Review Date: 06/02/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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