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Source: http://www.doksinet Abbreviations in Rheumatology A unified list of abbreviations has been drawn up and approved by the editors of the principal journals in the field of rheumatology. It originally appeared in the November 1998 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism (vol. 41, no 11, pp 1901-5) and it is recommended that authors use them to facilitate scientific communication. We reproduce the list in full below 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol 1,25(OH)2D3 indirect immunofluorescence IIF 25-hydroxyvitamin D 25(OH)D interleukin IL α1-macroglobulin α1M ILAR α2-microglobulin α2m International League of Associations for Rheumatology α2-plasmin inhibitor α2PI interphalangeal joint IP joint anticentromere antibodies ACA ITP anticardiolipin antibodies aCL idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura juvenile chronic arthritis JCA juvenile rheumatoid arthritis JRA American College of Rheumatology ACR Arthritis Foundation AF keratoconjunctivitis sicca KCS aggregated

human IgG AHG kaolin clotting time KCT Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales AIMS kaolin cephalin thromboplastin time KCTT antimitochondrial antibodies AMA kinetoplast DNA kDNA antinuclear antibodies ANA La antigen La antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies ANCA La/SSB antigen La/SSB lupus anticoagulant LAC anti-glomerular basement membrane anti-GBM Lupus Activity Criteria Count LACC alkaline phosphatase AP limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis lcSSc antiphospholipid antibodies aPL lupus erythematosus cells LE cells antiphospholipid syndrome APS light microscopy LM American Rheumatism Association ARA monoclonal antibody mAb metacarpophalangeal joint MCP joint Source: http://www.doksinet Arthritis, Rheumatism and Aging Medical Information System ARAMIS macrophage colonystimulating factor M-CSF mixed connective tissue disease MCTD major histocompatibility complex MHC micro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay microELISA anti-smooth muscle

antibodies ASMA matrix metalloproteinase (or matrix metalloprotease) MMP azathioprine AZA IgM phospholipid units MPL British Isles Lupus Assessment Group BILAG myeloperoxidase MPO bone mineral content BMC bone mineral density BMD body mass index BMI bovine serum albumin BSA cortical area adult respiratory distress syndrome ARDS acute rheumatic fever ARF ankylosing spondylitis AS acetylsalicylic acid ASA monoclonal rheumatoid factor mRF magnetic resonance imaging MRI messenger RNA mRNA mass spectometry MS CA monosodium urate monohydrate MSU cytoplasmic ANCA or classic ANCA cANCA metatarsophalangeal joint MTP joint complementary DNA cDNA methotrexate MTX collagen-induced arthritis CIA native DNA nDNA circulating immune complex CIC normal human serum NHS National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases NIAMS nuclear magnetic resonance NMR nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug(s) NSAID(s) osteoarthritis OA

osteocalcin OC Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials OMERACT counterimmunoelectrophoresis CIE carpometacarpal joint CMC joint cytomegalovirus CMV central nervous system lupus CNS lupus calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease CPDD calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate CPPD Source: http://www.doksinet polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis PAGE polyarteritis nodosa PAN cRNA perinuclear ANCA pANCA C-reactive protein CRP proliferating cell nuclear antigen PCNA chondroitin sulfate CS polymerase chain reaction PCR cyclosporin A CSA Pagets disease PD Cooperative Systematic Studies of the Rheumatic Diseases (group) CSSRD computed tomography calcinosis, Raynauds phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias CREST chromosomal RNA platelet-derived growth factor PDGF positron emission tomography PET CT prostaglandin PG connective tissue disease CTD proximal intephalangeal joint PIP joint cathepsin G CTG polymyositis

PM carpal tunnel syndrome CTS polymyositis/dermatomyositis PM/DM coxsackievirus B CVB polymyalgia rheumatica PMR D-penicillamine D-Pen proteinase 3 PR3 diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis dcSSc psoriatic arthritis PsA denatured DNA dDNA parathyroid hormone PTH dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate partial thromboplastin time PTT DHEAS psoralen ultraviolet A PUVA direct immunofluorescence DIF QCT distal interphalangeal joint DIP joint quantitative computed tomography diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis rheumatoid arthritis RA DISH discoid lupus erythematosus DLE rheumatoid arthritis hemagglutination assay RAHA dermatomyositis DM disease-modifying antirheumatic drug(s) RANA DMARD(s) rheumatoid arthritis nuclear antigen rheumatic disease unit RDU Dulbeccos modified Eagles medium DMEM reactive arthritis ReA rheumatoid factor RF Source: http://www.doksinet deoxyribonucleic acid DNA radioimmunoassay RIA dual-photon absorptiometry

DPA radial immunodiffusion RID double-stranded DNA dsDNA ribonucleic acid RNA dual x-ray absorptiometry DXA ribonucleoprotein RNP Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen EBNA Ro antigen Ro Epstein-Barr virus EBV Ro/SSA antigen Ro/SSA European Consensus Lupus Activity Measure ECLAM Raynauds phenomenon RP ribosomal RNA rRNA eosinophilic fasciitis EF Reiters syndrome RS enzyme immunoassay EIA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema RS3PE electron microscopy EM RSD electromyography EMG reflex sympathetic dystrophy (syndrome) extractable nuclear antigen ENA respiratory syncytial virus RSV ear, nose, throat ENT reverse transcriptasepolymerase chain reaction RT-PCR slow-acting antirheumatic drug(s) SAARD(s) sheep cell agglutination test SCAT Sclero-70 Scl-70 subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus SCLE small cytoplasmic RNP scRNP salmon calcitonin SCT sodium dodecyl sulfate SDS

seronegative enthesopathy and arthropathy (syndrome) SEA synovial fluid SF Spondylitis Functional Index SFI erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR European SpondylarthropathyStudy Group ESSG endothelin 1 ET-1 fluorescence-activated cell sorter FACS fluorescent antinuclear antibodies FANA fluorescence in situ hybridization FISH fibromyalgia FM familial Mediterranean fever FMF fast protein (or fast performance) liquid chromatography FPLC Feltys syndrome FS sex hormone binding globulin SHBG sacroiliac joint SI joint Source: http://www.doksinet fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption FTA-ABS Systemic Lupus Activity Measure glycosaminoglycan GAG giant cell arteritis GCA Systemic Lupus Criteria Count SLAM SLCC systemic lupus erythematosus SLE granulocyte colonystimulating factor G-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor GM-CSF glomerulonephritis GN IgG phospholipid units GPL hyaluronic acid HA Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease

Activity Index SLEDAI Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics SLICC synovial membrane SM small nuclear RNP snRNP spondylarthropathy SpA single-photon-emission computed tomography SPECT soluble RNA sRNA Sjögrens syndrome SS SSA antigen SSA SSB antigen SSB systemic sclerosis SSc single-stranded DNA ssDNA sulfasalazine SSZ simian vacuolating virus 40 SV40 temporal arteritis TA Health Assessment Questionnaire HAQ heat-aggregated IgG HAGG hepatitis A virus HAV hepatitis B surface antigen HBsAg hepatitis B virus HBV hydroxychloroquine HCQ hepatitis C virus HCV hepatitis delta virus HDV hepatoma cell line Hep human epithelial cell line 2 HEp-2 hepatitis E virus HEV human herpesvirus 6 HHV-6 total body bone mineral density TBBMD histidyl-transfer RNA his-tRNA transforming growth factor β TGFβ human immunodeficiency virus HIV thin-layer chromatography TLC heterogeneous nuclear RNA hnRNA total lymphoid irradiation

TLI heterogeneous nuclear RNP hnRNP temporomandibular joint TMJ hypertrophic osteoarthropathy HOA tumor necrosis factor TNF Source: http://www.doksinet topoisomerase I topo I tissue plasminogen activator tPA HPV transfer RNA tRNA human parvovirus B19 HPV B19 type II collagen-induced arthitis type II CIA hormone replacement therapy HRT Henoch-Schönlein purpura HSP undifferentiated connective tissue disease UCTD hypersensitivity vasculitis HSV uPA herpes simplex virus type 1 HSV-1 urokinase plasminogen activator uSpA high performance (or high pressure) liquid chromatography HPLC human papilloma virus human T cell lymphotrophic virus HTLV undifferentiated spondylarthropathy hemagglutinin virus of Japan HVJ ultrasound transmission velocity UTV intraarticular IA inflammatory bowel disease IBD Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test) VDRL inclusion body myositis IBM Wegeners granulomatosis WG immune complex IC ionized calcium iCa

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index WOMAC immunodiffusion ID left-handed DNA Z-DNA isoelectric focusing IEF immunofluorescence IF interferon IFN