| DIF | Direct Skin Immunofluorescence |
| BPAG1 | Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 1 |
| BPAG2 | Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 2 |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| PUVA | Psoralen Ultraviolet A |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiating Antigens |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| HLA-C*06:02 | Human Leukocyte Antigen *06:02 |
| HLA-Cw6 | Human Leukocyte Antigen Cw6 |
| TNF-α, IL | cytokines |
| Th | T helper cell |
| T reg | Regulatory T cell |
| scRNA-seq | Single-Cell RNA Sequencing |
| BRAF | B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase |
| NRAS | Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog |
| c-Kit | CD117 |
| ctDNA | NF1 circulating tumour DNA |
| CTDCs | circulating tumour cells. |
| MEK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MELTUMP | MELanocytic Tumour of Uncertain Malignant Potential. |
| PRAME | PReferentially expresses Antigen in MElanoma |
| SOX10 | SRY-related HMG-box protein 10 |
| Ki-67 | protein involved in cell division and proliferation |
| HMB45 | Human Melanoma Black 45 |
| PD-1 | Programmed death-1 protein |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 |
| VIP | Vasoactive intestinal peptide |
| UVR | Ultraviolet ray |
| DAMPS | Damage/Danger-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| TLRs | Toll-like Receptors |
| STD | Sexually transmitted diseases |
| TROMPs | Treponema Outer Membrane Proteins |
| LOSs | Gonococcal lipo-oligosaccharide |
| IFN-γ | Interferon γ |
| PMNs | Neutrophils |
| NAAT | Nucleic acid amplification test |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| CTC | Circulating tumour cell |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| BIOMAP consortium | Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium |
| LCE3D | Late Cornified Envelope Family in Differentiating Epithelia |
| NFKBIL1 | NF-kappa-B inhibitor-like protein 1 |
| HDL | High-Density-Lipoprotein |
| GlycA | Glycosylated Acute-Phase Proteins |
| I-FABP | Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein |
| CXCL10 | C-X-C motif chemokine 10 |
| SALT | Skin-associated lymphoid tissue |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| LoS | Localised scleroderma |
| SS | Systemic scleroderma |
| (CAR) T cells | Chimeric Antigen Receptor for T cells |