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ANA Anti-nuclear antibodies
aCL Anti-cardiolipin antibody
ANuA Anti-nucleosome antibodies
anti-dsDNA Anti-double-stranded DNA antibody
anti-C1q Anti-C1q antibody
anti-Jo-1 Anti-histidyl-tRNA synthetase
anti-Ku Antibodies to Ku protein
anti-La Anti-La/SSB antibody
anti-PCNA Anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen
anti-PM-Scl Anti-polymyositis/scleroderma antibodies
aPLA Antiphospholipid antibodies
APS Antiphospholipid syndrome
anti-RBP Anti-RNA binding protein
anti-RNP Anti-ribonucleoprotein
anti-Ro, Anti-Ro/SSA antibody
anti-Sm Anti-Smith antibody
anti-SSA Anti-Sjogren’s syndrome A
anti-SSB Anti-Sjogren’s syndrome B
BAFF B cell-activating factor
BILAG British Isles Lupus Assessment Group
CD Cluster of differentiation
CLASI Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays
ENA Extractable nuclear antigen
HR Hazard ratio
ICOS Inducible T cell costimulator
IFN Type I interferon
IFNAR Interferon-alpha receptor
IIFA Indirect immunofluorescence assay
IL-21 Interleukin-21
JAKs Janus kinases
LLADAS Lupus low disease activity state
MMF Mycophenolate mofetil
NET Neutrophil extracellular trap
pDCs Plasmacytoid dendritic cells
SELENA-SLEDAI Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index
SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
TLR Toll-like receptors