“…In addition, a prominent role has been attributed to Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase (ERAP)1 and, in some cases, ERAP2 genes. We are referring to immunological disorders such as Behc¸et's disease (BD), psoriasis (Ps), birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), each associated by a variable relative risk (odds ratio) with the HLA-B51, HLA-C*0602, HLA-A29 or HLA-B27 genes, respectively [1,2]. Besides peculiar clinical hallmarks due to distinct polygenic backgrounds, such diseases usually affect body sites that undergo physical stress and are located at either external barriers (oral mucosa, skin, gut, eye) or at interior sites (joints, enthesis, cardiac valves, blood vessel walls) [1].…”