AITD

autoimmune thyroid diseases

AKAP12

A-kinase anchoring protein 12

Akt

AKT serine/threonine kinase 1

CAS

Clinical Activity Score

C/EBPα

CCAAT/enhancer binding protein

CILP

Cartilage Intermediate Layer Protein

DEPDC4

DEP domain containing 4

DLX5

Distal-less homeobox 5

EAE

experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

FFPE

Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded

GATM

Glycine Amidinotransferase

GO

Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

GTF2H1

general transcription factor IIH subunit 1

GTF2H2

general transcription factor IIH subunit 2

HAS2

hyaluronan synthase 2

HIF1-α

Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 subunit alpha

HSPB1

Heat Shock Protein family B (small) member 1

HT

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

IL-23R

Interleukin 23 receptor

IMID

Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disorders

INTU

inturned planar cell polarity protein

ITK

IL-2-inducible T-cell kinase

JNK-1/2

c-Jun N-terminal kinases-1/2

KIF27

kinesin family member 27

NF-κΒ

Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer

NGS

Next Generation Sequencing

NUMB

NUMB endocytic adaptor protein

PBMC

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PDCD4

Tumour Suppressor Programmed Cell Death 4

PI3K

phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase

PPAR

peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma

PTEN

Phosphatase and Tensin homolog

qRT-PCR

quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription

RARA

retinoic acid receptor alpha

RARB

retinoic acid receptor beta

RXRA

retinoid X receptor alpha

SMAD4

SMAD family member 4

STAT

Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription

STK36

serine/threonine kinase 36

T-bet

T-box transcription factor 21

Tfh

Follicular helper T cell

TGFβ

Transforming Growth Factor beta 1

TNF-α

tumour necrosis factor alpha

Tr1

Type 1 regulatory cells

TRAF4

TNF receptor associated factor 4

Treg

T regulatory lymphocytes

TSH-R

Thyrotropin receptor

TSH-R-Ab

Thyrotropin receptor antibodies

VEGF

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

VIP

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

VPAC

Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor

ZFPM2

Zinc Finger Protein, FOG family member 2

ZNRF3

Zinc and Ring Finger 3