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. 2013 May 23;8(9):1515–1523. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10491012

Table 4.

Immunofluorescence findings in 13 AL cases that showed positive staining for >1 immunoglobulin light and/or heavy chain

Case
No. LMD/MS Positive Immunoreactants on Immunofluorescence
1 AL-κ κ (1+), λ (+/−), IgG (+/−), IgM (+/−), C3 (+/−)
2 AL-κ κ (3+), λ (2+), IgG (2–3+), C3 (2–3+)
3 AL-κ κ (1+), λ (1+), IgA (1+), IgG (+/−), IgM (2+)
4 AL-κ κ (3+), IgA (3+)
5 AL-λ λ (2+), κ (1–2+), IgM (3+)
6 AL-λ λ (1–2+), κ (+/−), IgG (1–2+)
7 AL-λ λ (1+), κ (1+), C3 (3+)
8 AL-λ λ (1+), κ (+/−), IgM (1+), IgG (+/−), IgA (+/−), C3 (+/−), C1q (+/−)
9 AL-λ λ (2+), IgG (2+), IgM (+/−), C3 (+/−)
10 AL-λ λ (3+), IgG (2+)
11 AL-λ λ (1+), κ (1+), IgG (1+), IgA (1+),
IgM (1+)
12 AL-λ λ (2+), IgG (1–2+), IgM (+/−)
13 AL-λ λ (1+), κ (1+)

Numbers in parentheses indicate the intensity of staining on a scale of 0–3+; negative immunoreactants are not listed. AL, light chain amyloidosis; LMD/MS, laser microdissection/mass spectrometry.