ANRIL	Antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus
CDKN2A	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
CNF	Cutaneous neurofibroma
CpG	Cytosine–phosphate–guanine
CRE	cAMP response element
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EED	Embryonic ectoderm development
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
H3K27me3	Trimethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3
HGAP	High-grade astrocytomas with piloid features
HOX	Homeobox
KDM4	Lysine demethylase 4
KDM6	Lysine demethylase 6
LncRNA	Long non-coding RNA
MAP2K3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MET	MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase
miRNA	MicroRNA
MKK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 3
MLH1	MutL homolog 1
MMP2	Matrix metalloproteinase 2
MPNST	Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
MSH2	MutS homolog 2
MSH6	MutS homolog 6
MSP	Methylation-specific PCR
ncRNA	Non-coding RNA
NF-CAR	Neurofibromatosis consensus area of regulation
NF1	Neurofibromatosis type 1
NF1HCS	NF1 5′ highly conserved sequence
NF2	Neurofibromatosis type 2
NF2-SWN	NF2-related schwannomatosis
p53	Tumour suppressor p53
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PMEPA1	Prostate transmembrane protein, androgen induced 1
PMS2	Postmeiotic segregation increased 2
PNF	Plexiform neurofibroma
PRC2	Polycomb repressive complex 2
RAS	Rat sarcoma virus oncogene
RASSF1A	Ras association domain family member 1 isoform A
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
rs2151280	Reference SNP ID 2151280
SAM	S-adenosylmethionine
SK-ES-1	Human Ewing sarcoma cell line
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SP1	Specificity protein 1
SUZ12	Suppressor of zeste 12
TALGN	Transgelin
TF	Transcription factor
U-251 MG cells	Uppsala 251 Malignant Glioma cells
UTR	Untranslated region
VS	Vestibular schwannoma