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Immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules are exceptions to the ‘one gene-one polypeptide chain’ concept of genetics in that a single polypeptide chain is coded by more than one gene. Three gene families located on human chromosomes 14, 2, and 22 code for the Ig heavy (H) and κ and λ light (L) chains, respectively.
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Pandey, J.P. (1986). Immunoglobulin Genetics. In: French, M.A.H. (eds) Immunoglobulins in Health and Disease. Immunology and Medicine Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4169-4_2
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