In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers investigate whether pairs of unrelated B-cells of naive, unswitched, memory and plasmablast phenotypes that have similar heavy chains ...

Okay, this is gonna sound complicated at first, but bear with me and let’s see if we can’t make it a bit easier… So, a diagnosis of multiple myeloma usual involves a blood test known as a “Serum Free ...

In people with a rare condition called light chain amyloidosis, light chain proteins - which are a component of antibodies - mutate and build up in different organs. In new research published in The ...

Ikoma, Japan – Antibodies (immunoglobulins) are Y-shaped proteins that recognize and neutralize specific pathogens. Their ability to target specific molecules or cells has made them promising ...

When Sally Cox was diagnosed with light chain amyloidosis (AL) in 2019, she was shocked. Not only had she never heard of the rare disease that causes abnormal proteins (or amyloids) to build up in ...

Elie Fahed, MD: I was waiting to get my paperwork in order, and you were seeing a local doctor, Dr. Alan Grosset. He was helping you, and he did the bone marrow biopsy and then the MRI. Mark Ayen: He ...

Serum Free Light Chain: Immunoglobulin light chains that are circulating in serum in a free state are called free light chains. The analysis of the serum level of FLCs became practical as a clinical ...

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2020 / Edesa Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDSA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced a strategic agreement with Light Chain Bioscience (a brand of ...