Stains
Kappa
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PubMed Search: Kappa[title]
Kappa
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 6 March 2019
Copyright: 2003-2015, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Kappa[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Kappa. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainskappa.html. Accessed May 24th, 2020.
Definition / general
- 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
Images hosted on Pathout server:
Primary localized laryngeal
amyloidosis (kappa-left; lambda-right)
Contributed by Leica Microsystems, Biosytems Division:
myeloma of marrow with ISH staining for kappa (left)
and lambda (right) light chains using Kappa Probe (PB0645),
Lambda Probe (PB0669) and Bond Polymer Refine Detection
