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New and Updated Sources (Expanded Representation Information) - 2023AB Release
General Information:  

What's New to the Metathesaurus

For 2023AB, there are 70 updated sources (including translation sources and subsources). 
 
For detailed information about sources that are new or have had changes made (e.g., new term types, new attribute names, etc.):
 
LOINC, LNC276
LOINC, Ukrainian, Ukraine Edition, LNC-UK-UA_275
NCI Thesaurus, NCI2023_03D
RXNORM Vocabulary, RXNORM_20AA_230905F
SNOMED Clinical Terms, Spanish Language Edition, SCTSPA_2023_04_30 
US Edition of SNOMED CT, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_09_01
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Source: LOINC
VSAB: LNC276
 
New abbreviation(s) | Description:
RAST|Radioallergosorbent test
RT-QuIC|Real-time quaking-induced conversion
SemiQn|Semiquantitative
SPR|Surface Plasmon Resonance
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Source: LOINC, Ukrainian, Ukraine Edition
VSAB: LNC-UK-UA_275
 
New termgroup(s) | Description:
LO|Obsolete official fully specified name
OLC|Obsolete Long common name
OOSN|Obsolete official short name
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Source: NCI Thesaurus
VSAB: NCI2023_03D
 
1. New relationship | relationship attribute (RELA) | RELA inverse:
RO|has_acc-aha_sars2_authorized_value|is_acc-aha_sars2_authorized_value_for_variable
    RO|has_dipg_dmg_authorized_value|is_dipg_dmg_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_ooro_pc_value|is_ooro_pc_value_of
RO|has_pcdc_all_authorized_value|is_pcdc_all_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_aml_authorized_value|is_pcdc_aml_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_ews_authorized_value|is_pcdc_ews_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_gct_authorized_value|is_pcdc_gct_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_hl_authorized_value|is_pcdc_hl_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_os_authorized_value|is_pcdc_os_authorized_value_for_variable
RO|has_seronet_authorized_value|is_seronet_authorized_value_for_variable
 
2. Dropped relationship | relationship attribute (RELA) | RELA inverse:
RO|has_dipg_dmg_permissible_value|is_dipg_dmg_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_all_permissible_value|is_pcdc_all_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_aml_permissible_value|is_pcdc_aml_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_ews_permissible_value|is_pcdc_ews_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_gct_permissible_value|is_pcdc_gct_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_hl_permissible_value|is_pcdc_hl_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_pcdc_os_permissible_value|is_pcdc_os_permissible_value_for_variable
RO|has_seronet_permissible_valueis_seronet_permissible_value_for_variable
 
 
Discussion:
For all RELAs with the word 'permissible' NCI replaced it with 'authorized'. 
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Source: RXNORM Vocabulary
VSAB: RXNORM_20AA_230905F
 
This version includes:
    ATC_2023_03_21_23_09_05 (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System)
    CVX_2023_08_16 (Vaccines Administered)
    DRUGBANK5.0_2023_08_11 (DrugBank)
    GS_2023_08_10 (Gold Standard Drug Database)
    MMSL_2023_08_01 (Multum MediSource Lexicon)
    MMX_2023_08_07 (Micromedex RED BOOK)
    MTHCMSFRF_2020_23_09_05 (Metathesaurus CMS Formulary Reference File)
    MTHSPL_2023_08_24 (Metathesaurus FDA Structured Product Labels)
    NDDF_2023_08_09 (FDB MedKnowledge)
    USP_2023_08_17 (USP Compendial Nomenclature)
    VANDF_2023_07_31 (Veterans Health Administration National Drug File)
 
1. New termtype(s) (TTY) | Description | Source:
SBDFP|Semantic branded drug and form with precise ingredient as basis of strength|RXNORM
SCDFP|Semantic clinical drug and form with precise ingredient as basis of strength|RXNORM
SCDGP|Semantic clinical drug group with precise ingredient as basis of strength|RXNORM
 
2. New relationship | relationship attribute (RELA) | RELA inverse:
    RO|boss_of|has_boss
RO|boss_has|boss_of
 
3. Dropped attribute name (ATN): 
UNAPPROVED_HOMEOPATHIC
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Source: SNOMED Clinical Terms, Spanish Language Edition 
VSAB: SCTSPA_2023_04_30
 
New attribute name (ATN) | Description:
COUNT_OF_BASE_AND_MODIFICATION_PAIR|Count of base and modification pair
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Source: US Edition of SNOMED CT
VSAB: SNOMEDCT_US_2023_09_01 
 
New relationship | relationship attribute (RELA) | RELA inverse:
    RO|towards|away_from
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Last Reviewed: November 6, 2023