| GD | Graves’ disease |
| HT | Hashimoto’s thyroiditis |
| Tregs | T cells |
| TPO-Ab | anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody |
| TG-Ab | anti-thyroglobulin antibody |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| TSHR-Ab | thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody |
| WADA | World Anti-Doping Agency |
| FT3 | free triiodothyronine |
| T3 | total triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| FT4 | free thyroxine |