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heavy chain disease

Wikidata · Retrieved 2026-10-13

Hypersensitivity reaction type IV disease that results from a proliferation of cells producing immunoglobulin heavy chains. Wikidata entity Q3281328; linked MeSH descriptor D006362. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.

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Reference details

Wikidata entity
Q3281328
Revision
2549742981
MeSH
D006362
Disease Ontology
DOID:0060125
UMLS
C0018852
ICD-9-CM
273.2
ICD-10
C88.2

Entity description

hypersensitivity reaction type IV disease that results from a proliferation of cells producing immunoglobulin heavy chains

Names in different languages

en: heavy chain disease fr: maladie des chaînes lourdes ar: داء السلسلة الثقيلة

English alternative names

Heavy Chain Disease HCD

Identifier mapping

MeSH: D006362 Disease Ontology: DOID:0060125 UMLS: C0018852 ICD-9-CM: 273.2 ICD-10: C88.2

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Source date: 2026-09-26T18:27:34Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-13. Text has been organized for reading; this import has not been independently reviewed by a clinician. It is not individualized medical advice.

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