The largest of polypeptide chains comprising immunoglobulins. They contain 450 to 600 amino acid residues per chain, and have molecular weights of 51-72 kDa.
Synonyms: Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain, Ig Heavy Chains, Immunoglobulins, Heavy-Chain, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH I, Heavy Chains, Ig, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-III, 0, Heavy Chain, Immunoglobulin, Heavy Chains, Immunoglobulin, Heavy-Chain Immunoglobulins, Heavy Chain Immunoglobulins, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH III, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Subgroup VH-I, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain
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2006; see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, HEAVY-CHAIN 1992-2005, see IMMUNOGLOBULINS, HEAVY CHAIN 1976-1991, see IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENTS 1973-1975 ,2006 (1973) ,gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS (IM) with PARAPROTEINEMIAS (IM) but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (IM) or HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE (IM), follow text
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