AID	autoimmune disorders
ADE	antibody-dependent enhancement
ANA	antinuclear antigens
APC	antigen-presenting cell
aPL	antiphospholipid
APS	antiphospholipid syndrome
BAFF	B-lymphocyte activating factor of the TNF family
BCR	B-cell receptor
BM	Bone Marrow
BMT	Bone Marrow Transplant
cGAS	cyclic GMP-AMP synthase
CMV	Cytomegalovirus
CTL	Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
DAMP	Damage Associated Molecular Patterns
DC	Dendritic Cell
DENV	Dengue Virus
dsDNA	double-stranded DNA
EA/D	Diffuse early antigen
EA/R	Restricted early antigen
EBER	Ebstein-Barr encoded RNA-1
EBNA	Ebstein-Barr nuclear antigen
EBV	Ebstein-Barr Virus
ENV gp70	Envelop glycoprotein 70
ER	Estrogen Receptor
ERS	Endogenous Retroviral Sequence
GN	glomerulonephritis
CVB	Coxsackieviruses B (CVB)
GWAS	genomewide association study
HAART	Highy Active Antiretroviral Therapy
HAM/TSP	HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
HCV	Hepatitis C Virus
HERVs	Human Endogenous Retroviruses
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIVAN	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Associated-Nephropathy
HPV	Human Papillomavirus
HRES-1	HTLV-1-related endogenous sequence
IFN	Interferon
IM	Infectious Mononucleosis
IVIg	Intravenous Immunoglobulins
LAC	Lupus Anticoagulant
LINEs	Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements
LN	Lupus Nephritis
LTR	Long Terminal Repeat
MAVS	mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein
MDA-5	melanoma differentiation associated gene 5
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MeV	measles virus
MS	Multiple Sclerosis
NA	Nucleic Acid
NFAT	Nuclear Factor of activated T cells
NLS	Nuclear Localization Signal
miRNA	microRNA
mTOR	mammalian Target of Rapamycin
PAMPs	Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
pDC	plasmacytoid dendritic cell
PD-1L	Programmed Death Ligand-1
pp65422–439	phosphoprotein 65422–439
PRRs	Pattern Recognition Receptors
B19V	Parvovirus B19
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
RIG-I	retinoic acid-inducible gene-I
RLRs	RIG-I-like receptors
RVs	Retroviruses
SLE	Lupus Erythematosus Systemicus
SOT	Solid Organ Transplant
SSc	Systemic Sclerosis
TAF9134–144	TATA-box binding protein associated factor
T1D	type 1 diabetes
TCR	T-cell receptor
TF	Transcription Factor
Th	T helper
TLR	Toll-like receptor
T-reg	T-regulatory cells
VCA	Viral Capsid Antigen
VP-1u	Viral Protein-1 unique region