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\Definition of Bence-Jones protein
: a polypeptide composed of one or two antibody light chains that is found especially in the urine of persons affected with multiple myeloma
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Bence-Jones protein
noun\ ˌben(t)s-ˌjōnz- \
\Medical Definition of Bence-Jones protein
: a polypeptide composed of one or two antibody light chains that is found especially in the urine of persons affected with multiple myeloma
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The first known use of Bence-Jones protein was in 1905
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