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. 2025 Aug 6;6(3):41. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia6030041
ACA anti-centromere antibodies
ANF anti-nuclear factor
Anti-C1q Anti-C1q autoAbs
Anti-PM/Scl Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
Anti-Scl-70 Anti-topoisomerase I antibody
Anti-U3-RNP Anti-Fibrillarin
ATA anti-topoisomerase I
CCL18 C-C motif chemokine ligand 18
CCL2 (MCP-1) C-C motif ligand 2
CCL4 C-C motif ligand 4
CD226 Cluster of differentiation 226
CD247 Cluster of differentiation 247
CTD connective tissue disease
CTGF Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF)
CXCL10 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
DcSSc Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
ECM Extracellular matrix
EScSG The European Scleroderma Study Group activity index
GER Gastroesophageal reflux
HRCT High-resolution computed tomography
IL6 Interleukin-6
IL-7 Interleukin-7
IL-8 Interleukin-8
ILD Interstitial lung disease
IRAK1 Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 1
IRF5 Interferon regulatory factor 5
KL-6 Krebs von den Lungen 6 glycoprotein
LP likely pathogenic variant
MCTD Mixed connective tissue disease
MMP-12 Matrix metalloproteinase-12
NLRP1 NLR family, pyrin domain containing 1
PAH Pulmonary arterial hypertension
PFT Pulmonary function tests
PIP4K2B Autoantibodies against anti-phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate 4-kinase type 2 beta (PIP4K2B)
PLCL2 Phospholipase C-like 2
PM/DM Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
RNAP-III Anti-RNA Polymerase III
RSS Rodnan skin score
SP-D Surfactant protein D
SSc Systemic sclerosis
SSc-ILD Systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease
STAT4 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4
TGF Transforming growth factor
TNFAIP3 Tumor necrosis factor a -1 induced protein 3
U1-RNP Anti-U1RNP antibodies
VUS Variant of uncertain significance