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Glossary

Glossary

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme;

ADA, adenosine deaminase;

AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome;

AIRE, autoimmune regulator;

ANA, anti-nuclear antibodies;

ANCA, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies;

AP50,   haemolytic assay of alternative pathway of complement;

APECED, autoimmune polyendocrinopathy–candidiasis–ectodermal dystrophy;

AT, ataxia telan giectasia;

BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage;

BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia;

C, complement component;

CD, cluster of differentiation;

CFSE, carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester

CGD, chronic granulomatous disease;

CH50, haemolytic assay of classical pathway of complement;

CMC, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis;

CVID, common variable immunodeficiency;

EDA-ID, X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency;

ENT, ear, nose and throat;

FAS(L), tumour necrosis factor receptor associated protein (ligand);

FMF, familial Mediterranean fever;

FOXP3, forkhead box P3;

G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;

G–CSF, granulocyte–colony-stimulating factor;

HIGM, hyper-IgM syndrome;

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus;

HLA, human leukocyte antigen;

ICF, syndrome of immunodeficiency, centromeric instability and facial dysmorphism;

IFN, interferon;

Ig, immunoglobulin;

IL, interleukin;

IPEX, immune dysregulation–polyendocrinopathy–enteropathy–X-linked;

IRAK4, interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4;

JAK, janus kinase;

L, ligand;

MBL, mannose-binding lectin;

MPO, myeloperoxidase;

NADPH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate;

NK, natural killer,

PCR, polymerase chain reaction;

PFAPA, periodic fever–aphthous stomatitis–pharyngitis–cervical adenopathy;

PHA, phytohaemagglutinin,

PID, primary immunodeficiency disease;

PMA, phorbol myristate acetate;,

PNP, purine nucleoside phosphorylase;

PWM, pokeweed mitogen,

RAG, recombination activating gene;

RF, rheumatoid factor;

SBDS, Schwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome;

SCID, severe combined immunodeficiency;

SCT, stem cell transplantation;

SGD, neutrophil-specific granule deficiency;

SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus;

sLeX, sialyl Lewis X

STAT, signal transducer and activator of transcription;

THI, transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy;

TLR, Toll-like receptor;

WAS, Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome;

WHIM, warts, hypogammaglobulinaemia, infections, myelokathexis syndrome;

XLP, X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome;

Zap, zeta-associated protein.