MDH	Mammary ductal hyperplasia
DCIS	ductal carcinoma in situ
RR	relative risk
UDH	usual ductal hyperplasia
OR	odds ratio
ADH	atypical ductal hyperplasia
ALH	atypical lobular hyperplasia
FEA	flat epithelial atypia
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
LCIS	lobular in situ carcinoma
PIK3CA	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
BRCA1/2	Breast CAncer gene 1/2
TP53	Tumor Protein 53
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
K-AKT-mTOR	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-AKR mouse thymoma-Mechanistic (mammalian) Target of Rapamycin
CDH1	Cadherin-1
TBX3	T-box transcription factor 3
CCLs	Columnar cell lesions
ER	Estrogen Receptor
NF1	Neurofibromin 1
GATA	Glutamyl aminotransferase subunit A
MAP3K1	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1
CBFB	Core-Binding Factor, Beta Subunit
16q LOH	16 q Loss of Heterozygosity
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
IBC	invasive breast cancers
ERBB2	v-erb-b2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2
HR	hormone receptors
RUNX1	Runt-related transcription factor 1
FOXA1	Forkhead box protein A1
KMT2C (MLL3)/KMT2D (MLL2)	type 2 lysine methyltransferases
ARID 1A/ARID 1B	AT-Rich Interaction Domain 1A Gene/AT-Rich Interaction Domain 1B Gene
NCOR1/NCOR2	Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 1/Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2
CREBBP/EP300	CAMP Response Element-Binding-Binding Protein/E1A-binding protein P300
NOTCH1	Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1
RNAs	Ribonucleic acid
RASSF1A	Ras Association Domain Family 1, isoform A
APC	Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
TWIST1	Twist Family BHLH Transcription Factor 1
HIN1	Hypermethylated in Cancer 1
p16INK4a	Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A
TP53	Tumor Protein p53
SOCS1	Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1
CGH	Comparative genomic hybridization
FISH	Fluorescence in situ hybridization
HER 2	Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
MMP-1	Matrix metalloproteinase-1
PAS	periodic acid-Schiff
RRM2	Ribonucleotide Reductase Regulatory Subunit M2
TOP2A	Topoisomerase II Alpha
PBK	PDZ-Binding Kinase
MELK	Maternal Embryonic Leucine Zipper Kinase
NUSAP1	Nucleolar and Spindle-Associated Protein 1
AH	atypical hyperplasia
H-E	haematoxylin and eosin
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
HIF-1alpha	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 alpha
GLUT1	Glucose Transporter 1
CAIX	Carbonic Anhydrase IX
JAG1	Jagged 1
RB	Retinoblastoma protein
LOH	Loss of heterozygosity
TNM	Tumor–Node–Metastasis staging system
SMA	and smooth muscle actin
CK5/6	Cytokeratin 5/6
FHIT	Fragile Histidine Triad
WWOX	WW Domain–Containing Oxidoreductase
CGH	Comparative Genomic Hybridization.
c-erbB-2	HER2
SIR	Signal-to-Intensity Ratio
ESR1	Estrogen receptor 1
PGR	Progesterone receptor
Ki-67	Tumor proliferation
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Wnt	Wingless Int-1
LOI	Loss of imprinting
H3K27me3	Histone 3 lysine 27 trimethylation
HM13	Histocompatibility minor 13
KCNQ9	Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 9
IGF2	Insulin-like growth factor 2
PEG1/MEST	Paternally expressed gene 1/Mesoderm-specific transcript
TASK3	TWIK-related acid-sensitive potassium channel 3
KCNK9 DMR	Potassium channel subfamily K member 9 differentially methylated region
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor beta
BMP	Bone Morphogenetic Protein
DDL	Delta-like ligand (DLL)
SOX2	SRY (Sex-determining Region Y)-Box 2
OCT4	Octamer-binding transcription factor 4
CSCs	cancer stem cells
IL-6	Interleukin 6
PKB	Protein Kinase B (also known as AKT)
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
MRP2	Multidrug Resistance-associated Protein 2
CTNNB1	Catenin Beta 1 (β-catenin)
AXIN	Axis Inhibition Protein
SFRP1-5	Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins 1–5
WIF1	Wnt Inhibitory Factor 1
DKK1	Dickkopf-related protein 1
SRY	Sex-determining Region Y
EZH2	Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2
DACT3	Disheveled-binding Antagonist of β-catenin 3
H3K4me3	Histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation
Suz12	Suppressor of Zeste 12
SirT1	Sirtuin 1
BMI1	B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog
Lef1	Lymphoid Enhancer-binding Factor 1
Slug	Snail family transcriptional repressor 2
ZEB1	Zinc Finger E-box-binding Homeobox 1
Snail	Snail family transcriptional repressor 1
ZEB2	Zinc Finger E-box-binding Homeobox 2
FOXC2	Forkhead Box C2
TWIST2	Twist family bHLH transcription factor 2
CD44	Cluster of Differentiation 44
CD133	Cluster of Differentiation 133
SIP1	Smad Interacting Protein 1
BMP-6	Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6
ECM	extracellular matrix
TME	tumor microenvironment
α-SMA	alpha-smooth muscle actin
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
MET receptor	Mesenchymal–Epithelial Transition receptor
MCF10	original non-tumorigenic human mammary epithelial cell line
HGF/MET	Hepatocyte Growth Factor/MET receptor signaling pathway
HFD	high-fat diet
CEACAM1	in carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1
MVD	Microvessel Density
PKC-α	Protein Kinase C alpha
MEK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3
AMPKα	AMP-activated protein kinase alpha subunit
TILs	tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
Foxp3	Forkhead box P3
Tregs	regulatory T cells
S100A9	S100 calcium-binding protein A9
PMN	polymorphonuclear neutrophils
Ly6G+	Lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus G positive
HIF 1α	1hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
DCE-MRI	Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI
sEVs	small extracellular vesicles
PMN-MDSCs	polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
ET	Endocrine Therapy
ROS	reactive oxygen species
GPER	G protein-coupled estrogen receptor
EDCs	Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
BPA	Bisphenol A
DDT	Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
CYP19A1	Cytochrome P450 Family 19 Subfamily A Member 1
PM	particulate matter
PAHs	polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons