| 5′UTR | 5′ untranslated region |
| ESE | exon splicing enhancer |
| ESS | exon splicing silencer |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| ISE | intron splicing enhancer |
| mORF | main open reading frame |
| nts | nucleotides |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| sPEP | small peptide |
| TIS | translation initiation site |
| TSS | transcription start site |
| uATG | upstream ATG codon |
| uORF | upstream open reading frame |