| SCZ | schizophrenia |
| MiRNAs | microRNAs |
| PRISMA-ScR | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews |
| Pri-miRNAs | primary miRNAs |
| DGCR8 | DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region 8 |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| HCs | healthy controls |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| NT5C2 | 5′-nucleotidase, cytoplasmic II |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| PFC | prefrontal cortex |
| RT-qPCR | real-time PCR |
| MBSVs | miRNA-binding site variants |
| STG | superior temporal gyrus |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| EOS | early-onset schizophrenia |
| AOS | adult-onset schizophrenia |
| DLPFC | dorsolateral prefrontal cortex |
| CLO | clozapine |
| qPCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| PPI | producer price index |
| TRS | treatment-resistant schizophrenia |