BM	bone marrow
Cq	quantification cycle ( nomenclature in accordance with Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments, MIQE guidelines); Cq is equivalent to CT (threshold cycle) which is only used, when referred to ΔΔ CT method implemented in Data Assist Software version 3.01 (Thermo Fisher Scientific) or Comparative Delta CT method; these methods has retained their original names
EN	endogenous normalizer
IQR	interquartile range
isomiR	miRNA isoform
miRNA-seq	next-generation sequencing of miRNA-transcriptome
Q1	first quartile
Q3	third quartile
SD	standard deviation
snoRNA	small nucleolar RNA
snRNA	small nuclear RNA
T-ALL	T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
thymo	thymocytes