Autoantibody

This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.

Modeling

Parent concept	Most distal appropriate descendant of 30621004 |Autoantibody (substance)|
Semantic tag	(substance)
Definition status	Primitive
Attribute	None

Naming

FSN

Pattern: "Antibody to" + Antibody target

Note: An antibody target can be an antigen or another antibody.

For example,

• Antibody to nuclear antigen (substance)

• Antibody to thyroglobulin immunoglobulin G (substance)

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Preferred Term

Pattern: Antibody target + "antibody"

For example,

• Nuclear antibody or Thyroglobulin immunoglobulin G antibody

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Synonyms

Pattern: A synonym that matches FSN

For example,

• Antibody to nuclear antigen

• Antibody to thyroglobulin immunoglobulin G

Pattern: Antibody target + "Ab"

For example,

• Nuclear Ab

• Thyroglobulin IgG Ab

Additional synonyms:

• Add a description containing antibody target + "autoantibody"

  • Nuclear autoantibody

  • Thyroglobulin IgG autoantibody

• In general, anti X antibody or anti X autoantibody is redundant and should be avoided. However, description(s) that are commonly used are considered for addition on a case by case basis, for example:

  • ANA - anti-nuclear antibody

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