IGK@

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Immunoglobulin kappa locus
Identifiers
Symbol(s) IGK@; IGK
Orthologs
Human Mouse
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Immunoglobulin kappa locus, also known as IGK@, is a region on human chromosome 2 that contains genes for the kappa light chains of antibodies (or immunoglobulins).[1]


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  1. ^ Criscitiello MF, Flajnik MF (2007). "Four primordial immunoglobulin light chain isotypes, including lambda and kappa, identified in the most primitive living jawed vertebrates". Eur. J. Immunol. 37 (10): 2683–94. doi:10.1002/eji.200737263. PMID 17899545. 

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