| 95% CI | 95% Confidence interval |
| aa | Amino acid |
| AAU | Acute anterior uveitis |
| A-LAP | Adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase |
| ARTS | Adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase |
| ARVO | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
| AS | Ankylosing spondylitis |
| BASE | Bielefeld Academic Search Engine |
| BD | Behçet’s disease |
| BSCR | Birdshot chorioretinopathy |
| BU | Behçet’s uveitis |
| CC | Cytosine–Cytosine |
| CD8+ | Cluster of differentiation 8 positive |
| CT | Cytosine-Thymine |
| C-terminal | Carboxyl-terminal |
| EMITT-1 | ERAP Mediated Immunopeptidome Targeting Trial–1 |
| ERAP | Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase |
| ERAP1 | Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 |
| GRCh38.p14 | Genome Reference Consortium Human Build 38 patch release 14th |
| GWAS | Genome-Wide Association Studies |
| Hap | Haplotype |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| IL-1R2 | Interleukin-1 Receptor 2 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IL-6Rα | Interleukin-6 Receptor alpha |
| IOVS | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
| LNPEP | Leucyl and Cystinyl Aminopeptidase |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NIU | Non-infectious uveitis |
| OATD | Open Access Theses and Dissertations |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PECO | Population–Exposure–Comparison–Outcome |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| TNF-R1 | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 |
| VKH | Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada |
| WoS | Web of Science |