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. 2026 Jun 25;16(7):445. doi: 10.3390/metabo16070445
Abbreviation Full Form Category
e.g., exempli gratia (for example) Latin Abbreviation
AA Amino Acid/Amino Acidopathy Clinical/Diagnostic
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics Organization
AAV Adeno-Associated Virus Treatment/Therapy
ACLF Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Clinical/Diagnostic
ACMG American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Organization
AHP Acute Hepatic Porphyria Clinical/Diagnostic
AI Artificial Intelligence Technology/Innovation
AI/ML Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Technology/Innovation
AMSTAR-2 A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews-2 Methodology/QA
AUC Area Under the Curve Statistical
BMI Body Mass Index Clinical/Diagnostic
BMT Bone Marrow Transplantation Treatment/Therapy
CDG Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Clinical/Diagnostic
CI Confidence Interval Statistical
CNS Central Nervous System Clinical/Diagnostic
CoA Coenzyme A Molecular/Biochemical
CPT Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Clinical/Diagnostic
CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid Clinical/Diagnostic
CT Computed Tomography Medical Imaging/Tests
DD Developmental Delay Clinical/Diagnostic
DL Deep Learning Technology/Innovation
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid Molecular/Biochemical
DOI Digital Object Identifier Other
DOR Diagnostic Odds Ratio Statistical
EEG Electroencephalography Medical Imaging/Tests
HER Electronic Health Record Technology/Innovation
EMG Electromyography Medical Imaging/Tests
ERT Enzyme Replacement Therapy Treatment/Therapy
EU European Union Other
FAO Fatty Acid Oxidation Clinical/Diagnostic
FDA Food and Drug Administration Organization
GA-I Glutaric Aciduria Type I Clinical/Diagnostic
GC-MS Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Molecular/Biochemical
GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation Methodology/QA
GSD Glycogen Storage Disease Clinical/Diagnostic
GT Gene Therapy Treatment/Therapy
HGMD Human Gene Mutation Database Molecular/Biochemical
HPLC High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Molecular/Biochemical
HR Hazard Ratio Statistical
HRMS High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Molecular/Biochemical
HSCT Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Treatment/Therapy
ICIMD International Classification of Inherited Metabolic Disorders Methodology/QA
ID Intellectual Disability Clinical/Diagnostic
i.e., id est (that is) Latin Abbreviation
IEM Inborn Error of Metabolism Clinical/Diagnostic
IVA Isovaleric Acidemia Clinical/Diagnostic
LCHAD Long-Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Clinical/Diagnostic
LC-MS Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Molecular/Biochemical
LC-MS/MS Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Molecular/Biochemical
LLM Large Language Model Technology/Innovation
LSD Lysosomal Storage Disease Clinical/Diagnostic
MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Clinical/Diagnostic
ML Machine Learning Technology/Innovation
MMA Methylmalonic Acidemia Clinical/Diagnostic
MPS Mucopolysaccharidosis Clinical/Diagnostic
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical Imaging/Tests
MS/MS Tandem Mass Spectrometry Clinical/Diagnostic
MSUD Maple Syrup Urine Disease Clinical/Diagnostic
N/A Not Applicable Other
NADH Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (Reduced) Molecular/Biochemical
NBS Newborn Screening Clinical/Diagnostic
NEJM New England Journal of Medicine Other
NGS Next-Generation Sequencing Clinical/Diagnostic
NICCD Neonatal Intrahepatic Cholestasis Caused by Citrin Deficiency Clinical/Diagnostic
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Organization
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Molecular/Biochemical
NOS Newcastle–Ottawa Scale Methodology/QA
NPV Negative Predictive Value Statistical
OA Organic Acidemia Clinical/Diagnostic
OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Molecular/Biochemical
OR Odds Ratio Statistical
PA Propionic Acidemia Clinical/Diagnostic
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction Medical Imaging/Tests
PKU Phenylketonuria Clinical/Diagnostic
PPV Positive Predictive Value Statistical
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Methodology/QA
QALY Quality-Adjusted Life Year Other
QoL Quality of Life Other
QUADAS-2 Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 Methodology/QA
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial Methodology/QA
RNA Ribonucleic Acid Molecular/Biochemical
ROC Received Operator Curve Statistical
RR Relative Risk Statistical
SD Standard Deviation Statistical
SE Standard Error Statistical
SROC Summary Receiver Operating Characteristic Statistical
SSIEM Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Organization
et al. et alii (and others) Latin Abbreviation
TCA Tricarboxylic Acid (Krebs Cycle) Molecular/Biochemical
UCD Urea Cycle Disorder Clinical/Diagnostic
UK United Kingdom Other
USA United States of America Other
VLCAD Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Clinical/Diagnostic
vs. Versus Latin Abbreviation
VUS Variant of Uncertain Significance Clinical/Diagnostic
WES Whole-Exome Sequencing Clinical/Diagnostic
WGS Whole-Genome Sequencing Clinical/Diagnostic
WHO World Health Organization Organization