| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box protein 1 |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| min | minute |
| HWE | Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium |
| OR | Odd ratio |
| 95% CI | 95% Confident Interval |
| RERI | Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction |
| AP | Attributable Proportion due to Interaction |
| S | Synergy Index |
| HR | Hazard Ratio |
| LAD | lung adenocarcinoma |
| LSCC | lung squamous cell carcinoma |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |