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Free light chains are produced by B cells, released into the circulation and have been shown to exert a variety of biological functions, including inhibition of neutrophil apoptosis and viral replication, and induction of mast cell degranulation. Free light chains are filtered in the renal glomeruli and metabolised in the proximal tubule of the kidney.
