| BC | Breast cancer |
| WAX | Weak anion exchange |
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| MALDI-TOF MS | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| CA | Cancer antigen, carbohydrate antigen |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| ABC | Ammonium bicarbonate |
| MTT | 3-methyl-1-p-tolyltriazene |
| DHB | 2,5-dihydroxybenzioc acid |
| BOA | Benzyloxyamine |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| DABP | 3,4-diaminobenzophenone |
| IAA | Iodoacetamide |
| CAN | Acetonitrile |
| NC | Normal control |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| ROC | Receiver operating characteristic |
| SGP | Sialoglycopeptide |
| AVG | Average |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |