3-UTR	3-untranslated region
AGO	argonaute
ATC	anaplastic thyroid cancer
DGCR8	diGeorge syndrome critical region 8
ERK	extracellular regulated kinase
EXP5	exportin5
FTC	follicular thyroid cancer
HMGA2	high mobility group AT-hook 2
Let-7	lethal-7
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
miRNA	micro ribonucleic acid
mRNA	messenger RNAs
MTC	medullary thyroid cancer
ORF	open reading frame
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
pre-miRNA	precursor miRNA
pri-miRNA	primary miRNA
PTC	papillary thyroid cancer
RET/PTC	rearranged in transformation/papillary thyroid carcinoma
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
TMN	tumor metastases nodules