Stains & molecular markers
Kappa & lambda light chains
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Kappa & lambda light chains
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 8 March 2021
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PubMed Search: Kappa[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Kappa & lambda light chains. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainskappa.html. Accessed April 19th, 2021.
Kappa light chains
- Type of immunoglobulin light chain
- Kappa/lamba ratio is usually 2:1
- Restricted expression of either kappa or lambda suggests monoclonality and a neoplastic process
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Myeloma of marrow with ISH staining
AFIP images
Hodgkin lymphoma
