Stains & molecular markers
Lambda
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Lambda
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 22 December 2020
Copyright: 2003-2021, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Lambda[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Lambda. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainslambda.html. Accessed January 20th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Type of immunoglobulin light chain
- Kappa/lambda ratio is usually 2:1
- Restricted expression of either kappa or lambda suggests monoclonality and a neoplastic process
Microscopic (histologic) images
AFIP images
Hodgkin lymphoma
Contributed by Leica Microsystems, Biosystems Division
Myeloma of bone marrow with ISH staining
