ADP	Adenosine-5′-diphosphate
AITD	Autoimmune thyroid disease
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CRISPR/Cas9 RGENs	Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems. CRISPR/Cas systems can be modified and redirected to become powerful tools for genome editing in many species.
CTLA4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
DMT1	Diabetes mellitus type 1
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DOCK8	Dedicator of cytokinesis 8
DSB	DNA double-strand break
ETS	Erythroblast transformation-specific (family of transcription factors)
FKH domain	Forkhead domain
FOXP3	Forkhead box P3
GAD antibodies	Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies
GITR	Glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein (belongs to the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF))
HAAs	Antiharmonin autoantibodies
HLA system	Human leukocyte antigen system
HSCT	Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
IA2 antibodies	Tyrosine phosphatase-related islet antigen 2
IgE	Immunoglobulin E
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
IgM	Immunoglobulin M
IL2RA	Interleukin 2 receptor α chain (also called CD25)
IL2RG	Interleukin 2 Receptor Subunit γ
IL4	Interleukin 4
IPEX syndrome	Immune dysregulation, polyendocinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome
LRBA	Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-responsive and beige-like anchor protein
LZ	leucine zipper
mncRNAs	Micro-noncoding ribonucleic acids
mRNA	Messenger RNA
ncRNAs	Noncoding ribonucleic acids
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T cells
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PRR	N-terminal proline-rich region
PTPN22	Protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22
RORγ	Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γ (master activator of cholesterol biosynthesis)
RUNX	Runt-related transcription factors
SCID-XI	Severe combined immunodeficiency
STAT1	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STAT5b	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B
Tconv cells	Conventional T cells that differentiate into effector cells during immune responses
TG Ab	Thyroglobulin antibody
TGF	Transforming growth factor
TNFRSF18	Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 18 (known as GITR)
TPO Ab	Thyroperoxodase antibody
Treg	Regulatory T cell
TTC37	Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 37
TTC7A	Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 7A
VAAs	Antivillin autoantibodies
WT-FOXP3	Wild-type FOXP3
XCI	X-chromosome inactivation
ZF	Central zinc finger
ZnT8 antibodies	Zinc transporter 8 antibodies