| α1-AT | alpha-1-antitrypsin |
| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 |
| AGO | Argonaute protein |
| AIH | autoimmune hepatitis |
| ALF | acute liver failure |
| Arnt | aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator |
| ATP7B | ATPase copper transporting beta |
| Bcl 6 | B-cell lymphoma 6 protein |
| BCR-ABL | breakpoint cluster region Abelson |
| BRCA 1 and 2 | breast cancer genes 1 and 2 |
| BRAF | B-Raf proto-oncogene |
| CN-1 | Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| FGF-1 | fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| let-7 | lethal-7 gene |
| LR | liver regeneration |
| miQPCR | open source miRNA specific qPCR platform |
| miRNA | micro-RNA |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| nt | nucleotide |
| Odc1 | ornithine decarboxylase 1 |
| P53 | tumor protein 53 |
| PH | partial hepatectomy |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| snoRNA | small nuclear RNA |
| Setd8 | SET domain-containing protein 8 |
| SIRT1 | silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog-1 |
| SOCS3 | suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 |
| SREBP1c | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| STAT3 | signal transduce and activator of transcription factor 3 |
| TGF-beta | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIMP3 | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 |
| UGT1A1 | uridine 5′-diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WD | Wilson’s disease |
| Wnt | wingless-related integration site |