| ANCA | antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody |
| AIBD | autoimmune blistering disease |
| BMZ | basement membrane zone |
| BP | bullous pemphigoid |
| BPDAI | Bullous Pemphigoid Disease Area Index |
| CFT | complement fixation test |
| DEJ | dermal–epidermal junction |
| DIF | epidermolysis bullosa acquisita |
| FFPE | formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| IF | immunofluorescence |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| NHS | normal human serum |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RT | room temperature |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |