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BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN

An 11 kD protein associated with the outer membrane of much cells including lymphocytes. It is the little subunit of the MHC class I molecule. Association with beta 2-microglobulin is usually required for the transport of class I hard chains from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface. Beta 2-microglobulin is gift in little amounts in serum, csf, and urine of usual people, and to a many greater degree in the urine and plasma of patients with tubular proteinaemia, renal failure, or kidney transplants.
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