| DAS 28 | 28-Joint Disease Activity Score |
| DMARD | Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug |
| EULAR | European League Against Rheumatism |
| HWE | Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium |
| IKK | IκB Kinase |
| MAF | Minor Allele Frequency |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor-κB |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| p | Probability |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| RF | Rheumatoid Factor |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor α |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |