| AA | amino acid |
| ABCC6 | ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C, member 6 |
| ADCL1 | autosomal dominant cutis laxa, type 1 |
| aPTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| ARSE | arylsulphatase E |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| AXL | AXL receptor tyrosine kinase |
| cOC | gamma-carboxylated osteocalcin |
| EC | Escherichia coli |
| EF | elastic fiber |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FII | coagulation factor II |
| FIX | coagulation factor IX |
| FVII | coagulation factor VII |
| FX | coagulation factor X |
| Gas6 | growth arrest-specific 6 |
| GGCX | gamma-glutamyl carboxylase |
| Gla | gamma-carboxyglutamate |
| Glu | glutamate |
| GRP | gla-rich protein |
| HGVS | Human Genome Variation Society |
| HTTM | horizontally transferred transmembrane domain |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| kDa | kiloDalton |
| MerTK | Mer tyrosine kinase proto-oncogene |
| MGP | matrix gla protein |
| OC | osteocalcin |
| OMIM | online mendelian inheritance in man |
| P[1–45] | patient identification |
| PRGP | proline-rich gla protein |
| PRISMA-P | preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis protocols |
| ProS | protein S |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PXE | pseudoxanthoma elasticum |
| RmlC | deoxythymidine-6-deoxy-d-xylo-4-hexulose 3,5 epimerase; EC5.1.3.13 |
| RmlC-like | RmlC-like jelly roll fold |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| TMD | transmembrane domain |
| TMG | transmembrane gla protein |
| ucOC | uncarboxylated osteocalcin |
| VK | vitamin K |
| VKDP | vitamin K-dependent protein |
| VKORC1 | vitamin K epoxide epoxide reductase complex, subunit 1 |
| WBSCR | Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region |