| ARID1A | AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A |
| BRAF | V-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 |
| CA-125 | Cancer-associated carbohydrate antigen 125 |
| CCC | Clear cell carcinoma |
| CLIC4 | Chloride intracellular channel 4 |
| CTNNB1 | Gene encoding catenin beta-1 |
| DGCR8 | Double stranded RNA binding protein |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EAOC | Endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinoma |
| EnOC | Endometrioid ovarian carcinoma |
| EOC | Epithelial ovarian cancer |
| ER | Estrogen-receptors |
| ERONs | Endometriosis-related ovarian neoplasms |
| Exp-5 | Exportin 5 |
| FGF-2 | Fibroblast growth factor-2 |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| KRAS | V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| let-7 | A micro-RNA precursor |
| miR | Micro- RNA precursor family |
| miRNA | Micro Ribonucleic acid |
| MMPs | Matri metalloproteinases |
| p53 | Protein 53 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| Pol II | RNA Polymerase II |
| PPP2R1A | Protein phosphatase two scaffold subunit Aalpha |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RCBTB1 | Regulator of chromosome condensation and BTB domain-containing protein-1 |
| RISC | RNA induced silencing complex |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | Short interfering RNA |
| SMAD3 | Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3 |
| snRNA | Small nuclear RNA |
| snoRNA | Small nucleolar RNA |
| SMARCB1 | A gene that encodes SWI/SNF related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily B member 1 |
| stRNA | Small temporal RNA |
| SWI/SNF | Switch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TP53 | Tumor protein p53 |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA |
| WWOX | Ww domain-containing oxidoreductase |