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Test ID: FHLC    
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Heavy and Light Chain (HLC) Pairs, Kappa and Lambda with Ratio

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Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Heavy and light chain pair quantitation may be useful for:

1. Distinguishing between broadly migrating monoclonal proteins and restricted polyclonal immunoglobulin patterns on serum electrophoresis. 

2. Quantitating monoclonal IgM proteins that are difficult to quantitate using serum protein electrophoresis alone.

3. Providing a more specific quantitation of the monoclonal protein than total IgM measurements alone.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Nephelometry

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

IgM Heavy Light Chains (HLC), S

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Hevylite IgM
HLC IgM
IgM Kappa
IgM Kappa Lambda Ratio
IgM Lambda
IgM Kappa:Lambda Ratio
FHLC