anti-TPO	thyroperoxidase antibodies
EBER	Epstein–Barr virus-encoded RNA
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
EBNA	Epstein–Barr nuclear antigen
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FT3	free triiodothyronine
FT4	free thyroxine
GD	Graves’ disease
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
IL	interleukin
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PD-1	programmed cell death protein-1Tg thyroglobulin
TPO	thyroid peroxidase
Treg	regulatory T cells
TSH	thyroid-stimulating hormone
TSHR	thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor
TSI	thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin