Autoantibody

Overview

This section includes modeling and terming guidelines for autoantibodies.

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

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)

Preferred Term

Pattern: Antibody target + "antibody"

For example,

Synonyms

Pattern: A synonym that matches FSN

For example,

Pattern: Antibody target + "Ab"

For example,

Additional synonyms:

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: