Table 1.

Term expansion rules for biomarker names

Rule	Example
1) Replace Roman numbers with the corresponding Arabic numbers	Factor VIII → Factor 8
2) Replace Greek symbol with the corresponding letters	CD79 α → CD79 alpha
3) Remove laboratory related terms	CD10(repeat) → CD10
4) Generate new variants	GAL3 = GAL-3 = GAL 3
5) Convert to lowercase	DESMIN→ desmin