Bence Jones protein

English

A crystal of Bence Jones protein.

Alternative forms

• Bence-Jones protein

Etymology

Described by the English physician Henry Bence Jones in 1847 and published in 1848.

Noun

Bence Jones protein

1. A monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain originally found in the urine, detection of which may be suggestive of multiple myeloma or Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.