Free Light Chains
Last updated: Thursday, 16, August, 2007
| Item | Process |
|---|---|
| Specimen | 5mL blood in plain tube. |
| Method | Immunoassay |
| Reference Interval | Consult pathologist |
| Application | Diagnosis and monitoring of amyloid, non-secretory myeloma and light chain myeloma. |
| Interpretation | An excess of kappa over lambda or lambda over kappa light chains is consistent with a plasma cell dyscrasia. Also see Bence Jones protein - urine. |
| Reference | Bradwell, D. et al. Lancet 2003 36(4); 89 - 91 |