label: alpha-heavy chain disease
label_lc: alpha-heavy chain disease
description: Alpha-heavy chain disease (alpha-HCD) is a type of HCD characterized by the production of incomplete monoclonal alpha-heavy chains without associated light chains. Alpha-HCD is considered to be a subtype of immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID). The clinical presentation includes chronic diarrhea with evidence of malabsorption.