heavy chain disease; Franklin disease

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Introduction

Lymphocytes secrete a defective heavy chain with an intact Fc fragment & a deletion in the Fd region. Alpha, gamma & mu heavy chain disease has been described. Epsilon & delta heavy chain disease has not been reported.

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↑ Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1989 pg 744
↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 1624-255

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[ref1-1] Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1989 pg 744

[ref2-2] Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 1624-255

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