ACOG	American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACR	American College of Rheumatology
AIA	Aromatase inhibitors-associated arthralgia
AIs	Aromatase inhibitors
Anti-CCP	anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibodies
aPL	anti-phospholipid antibodies
APS	Antiphospholipid syndrome
ArKO	Aromatase gene knockout
ASAS	Anti-synthetase antibody syndrome
ASCO	American Society of Clinical Oncology
BC	Breast cancer
Bcl-2 protein	B cell lymphoma-2 protein
BMD	Bone mineral density
BMI	Body mass index
BPI-SF	Brief pain inventory—short form
CDK	Cycline dependent kynase
CRP	C reactive protein
CTLs	Cytotoxic-T-lymphocytes
CV	Cardiovascular
DAS	Disease activity score
DASH	Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand
DLE	Discoid lupus erythematosus
DXA	Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
E1	Estrone
E2	Estradiol
ELPh	Exemestane and letrozole pharmacogenetics
ER	Estrogen receptors
ESMO	European Society of Medical Oncology
ESR	Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
FACT-ES TOI	Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Endocrine Scale Trial Outcome Index
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GSM	Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
GWAS	Genome-Wide Association Study
HAQII	Health Assessment Questionnaire II
HLA	Human leucocyte antigen
HR	Hazard ratio
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IL	Interleukin
IL-17RA	Interleukin-17 receptor A
INF	Interferon
IR	Incident rate
IRF	Interferon regulatory factor
LHRH	Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
MCF	Metacarpo-phalangeal
MCP	Monocyte chemoattractant protein
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MMP-3	Metalloproteinases-3
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
M-SACRAH	Modified score for the assessment and quantification of chronic rheumatoid affection of the hands
NO	Nitric oxide
NSAIDs	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
O3-FAs	Omega-3 fatty acids
OA	Osteoarthritis
OMERACT-OARSI	Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials and Osteoarthritis Research Society International
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
PD-1	Programmed cell death receptor
PDL1	PD-1 ligand-1
PG	Prostaglandin
PIP	Proximal inter-phalangeal
PR	Progesterone receptors
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand
RCTs	Randomized controlled trials
RF	Rheumatoid factor
SERD	Selective estrogen receptor down-regulators
SERM	Selective estrogen receptor modulator
SjS	Sjogren syndrome
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematosus
SNPs	Single-nucleotide polymorphisms
SpA	Spondyloarthropaty
SS	Systemic sclerosis
SSA	Sjogren syndrome-associated autoantigen
TCL1A	T-cell leukemia 1A
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
US	Ultrasound
VDBP	Vitamin D-binding protein
VDR	Vitamin D receptor
WOMAC	Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index