AATD	alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
AB	apoptotic body
ABCC6	ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily C member 6
AKT	AK strain transforming
ALK1	activin receptor-like kinase 1
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
AMP	adenosine monophosphate
ANKH	progressive ankylosis homolog protein
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
AXL	AXL receptor tyrosine kinase
BMP	bone morphogenetic protein
Ca	calcium
Ca5(PO4)3OH	calcium hydroxyapatite
CAD	coronary artery disease
CKD	chronic kidney disease
CNV	choroidal neovascularization
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CTC	connective tissue calcifying disorder
DES	(iso)desmosine
EC	endothelial cell
ENPP1	ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase-phosphodiesterase 1
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
GACI	generalized arterial calcification of infancy
GAS6	growth arrest specific-6
GGCX	gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
Gla	γ-carboxylated glutamate
Glu	glutamate
GRP	gla-rich protein
HE	hematoxylin-eosin
IHC	immunohistochemistry
KS	Keutel syndrome
LRP1	lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
MGP	matrix gla protein
MRP6	multi-drug resistance-associated protein 6
OC	osteocalcin
OPN	osteopontin
OSX	osterix
PAD	peripheral arterial disease
Pi	inorganic phosphate
PIVKA-II	protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II
PO4	phosphate
PPi	inorganic pyrophosphate
PXE	pseudoxanthoma elasticum
RUNX2	runt-related transcription factor 2
SMAD	small body size mothers against decapentaplegic
SNP	single nucleotide polymorphism
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TLR	toll-like receptor
VC	vascular calcification
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
Vit K	vitamin K
VKCFD	vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency
VKDP	vitamin K-dependent protein
VKORC1	vitamin K 2,3-epoxide reductase complex subunit 1
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cell
WT	wild type