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Overview

This section includes modelling modeling and terming guidelines for autoantibodies.

Modeling

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Parent concept

Most distal appropriate descendant of 30621004 |Autoantibody (substance)|

Exceptions: noneExceptions: none

Semantic tag	(substance)
Definition status

900000000000074008|Necessary but not sufficient concept definition status (core metadata concept)

Primitive

Attribute

n/a

None

Naming

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FSN

Pattern:

"Antibody to" + Antibody target Note: An antibody target can be an antigen or another antibody

Example:

For example, Antibody to nuclear antigen (substance)  Antibody to thyroglobulin immunoglobulin G (substance)
Preferred Term	Pattern:

Antibody target + "antibody"

Example

For example, Nuclear antibody or Thyroglobulin  immunoglobulin G antibody
Synonyms	Pattern: A synonym that matches FSN

Example

For example, Antibody to nuclear antigen  Antibody to thyroglobulin immunoglobulin G

Pattern: Antibody target + "Ab"

Example

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:  ANA - anti-nuclear antibody