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Published April 2001 | Version public
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Response to "Problems with LAP nomenclature"

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  • 1. ROR icon Harvard University
  • 2. ROR icon Inserm
  • 3. ROR icon The University of Texas at Austin
  • 4. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 5. ROR icon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology

Abstract

In calling attention to the several biomolecular entities whose names have been abbreviated `LAP', Wilson et al. raise an important issue. Acronyms and similar abbreviations are beneficial for a term that is used repeatedly in a publication; however, the existence of multiple entities that use the same abbreviation can cause confusion. It is for this reason that the universal standard of journals calls for explicit definition of an abbreviation at its first usage in a paper. This technique serves to dispel ambiguity that might arise.

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© 2001 Macmillan Magazines Ltd.

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58143
DOI
10.1038/35070149
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