a.a.	Amino acid
Akt	Protein kinase B
ATL	Adult T-cell leukemia
EBER	Epstein–Barr virus-encoded small RNA
EBV	Epstein–Barr virus
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
HBV	Hepatitis B virus
HBx	Hepatitis B virus x protein
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	Hepatitis C virus
HHV	Human herpesvirus
HPV	Human papillomavirus
HTLV-I	Human T-cell leukemia virus type I
IHC	Immunohistochemical
KS	Kaposi’s sarcoma
KSHV	Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
LMP1	Latent membrane protein 1
LOX	Lipoxygenase
mAb	Monoclonal antibody
MCPyV	Merkel cell polyomavirus
MCC	Merkel cell carcinoma
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
miRNA	MicroRNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NOG	NOD/Shi- scid,IL-2Rgnull
ODN	Oligodeoxynucleotide
OPN	Osteopontin
PEL	Primary effusion lymphoma
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
POSTN	Periostin
SPARC	Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
sT	Small T
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
TNC	Tenascin-C
TSP	Thrombospondin
uPA	Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor