AIDs	Autoimmune diseases
AIRE	Autoimmune regulator
APCs	Antigen presenting cells
BBB	Blood brain barrier
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
CNS	Central nervous system
cTECs	Cortical thymic epithelial cells
CTL	Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs	Dendritic cells
DMT1	Diabetes mellitus type 1
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
Fezf2	Fez family zinc finger protein 2
HERV	Human endogenous retrovirus
HHV	Human herpesvirus
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HSV	Herpes simplex virus
IFN	Interferon
IL	Interleukin
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MS	Multiple sclerosis
mTECs	Medullary thymic epithelial cells
NF-kβ	Nuclear factor kappa-β
NK	Natural killer
PAMPs	Pathogen associated molecular patterns
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
T1D	Type 1 diabetes
TCR	T-cell receptor
TECs	Thymic epithelial cells
TF	Transcription factor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TRAs	Tissue restricted antigens
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
VZV	Varicella-zoster virus