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. 2026 Sep 9;62(9):1740. doi: 10.3390/medicina62091740
5hmC 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine
5mC 5-Methylcytosine
ABF-1 Activated B-cell factor 1
AICE AP-1-IRF composite element
AP-1 Activator protein 1
BCR B-cell receptor
bHLH Basic helix–loop–helix
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblast
CE Composite element
cHL Classical Hodgkin lymphoma
ChIP Chromatin immunoprecipitation
ChIP-chip Chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled to promoter microarrays
CIITA Class II major histocompatibility complex transactivator
CR Complete remission
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
EV Extracellular vesicle
FDC Follicular dendritic cell
GC Germinal center
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HLH Helix–loop–helix
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
HRS Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg
Ig Immunoglobulin
IgH Immunoglobulin heavy chain
IgL Immunoglobulin light chain
IgVH Immunoglobulin variable heavy-chain
lncRNA Long non-coding RNA
LMP1 Latent membrane protein 1
LMP2A Latent membrane protein 2A
MAPK/ERK Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase
MGZL Mediastinal gray zone lymphoma
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
miRNA MicroRNA
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
NGS Next-generation sequencing
NK Natural killer
NS-cHL Nodular sclerosis classical Hodgkin lymphoma
OS Overall survival
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed death ligand 1
PD-L2 Programmed death ligand 2
PFS Progression-free survival
PMBCL Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma
PRC1 Polycomb repressive complex 1
PRC2 Polycomb repressive complex 2
RS Reed–Sternberg
siRNA Small interfering RNA
TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
TARC Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine
TCR T-cell receptor
TET Ten-eleven translocation
Tfh Follicular T helper
TMA Tissue microarray
TME Tumor microenvironment
Treg Regulatory T cell
TSA Trichostatin A