heavy chain diseases

heavy chain diseases
a group of rare malignant neoplasms of lymphoplasmacytic cells that secrete an M component consisting of monoclonal immunoglobulin heavy chains or heavy chain fragments; they are classified according to heavy chain type. See also alpha chain d., gamma chain d., and mu chain d.

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