Essential Biochemistry - Plasma Proteins And Immunoglobulins (Section 2 - No. 3)

Bence Jones proteins are:
Monoclonal heavy chains
Biclonal heavy chains
Intact immunoglobulins
All of the above

Explanation

In multiple myeloma, small light chains are produced from heavy chains and enter the bloodstream, because they are of relatively low molecular weight, they pass through glomerular membrane and appear in the urine. These proteins chains of low molecular weight are known as Bence Jones Proteins.

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