| Ab | antibody |
| Abz | abzyme |
| AI | autoimmune |
| AA | amino acid |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| GL | generalized lymphadenopathy |
| AGDs | antigenic determinants |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |
| OP | oligopeptide |
| MALDI-TOF | matrix-assisted laser ionization/desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MBP | myelin basic protein |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
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