Autoantibody

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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