| BK | bradykinin |
| GD-1 | Gaucher Disease |
| GWAS | Genome-Wide Association Studies |
| HEIRS | Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening |
| HHCS | Hereditary Hyperferritinemia Cataract Syndrome |
| HK | High-molecular-weight kininogen |
| HKa | two-chain high-molecular-weight kininogen |
| IRE | Iron-Responsive Element |
| IRP | Iron Regulatory Protein |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1-β |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LROs | secretory lysosomes or secretory autophagy |
| LIP | Labile Iron Pool |
| NTBI | Non-Transferrin-Bound Iron |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TSAT | Transferrin SATuration |