| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| POLR2/3 | RNA polymerase II/III |
| pri-miRNAs | primary microRNAs |
| RNase | ribonuclease |
| DGCR8 | DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8 |
| XPO5 | exportin 5 |
| TARBP2 | TAR RNA binding protein 2 |
| PACT | kinase R-activating protein |
| miRISC | miRNA-induced silencing complex |
| TNRC6 | trinucleotide repeat containing 6 |
| ADAR1/B1 | adenosine deaminase, RNA specific/B1 |
| BRCA1/2 | breast cancer genes 1/2 |
| LIN28A/B | Lin-28 homolog A/B |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| OS | overall survival |
| DFS | disease-free survival |
| LNP | lymph node positivity |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| NM | normal mucosa |
| n | number of patients |
| TT | tumor tissue |
| MT | metastatic tissue |
| FC | fold change |
| n. e. | non-expressed |
| n. a. | not applicable |
| NEAT1 | nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1 |
| SD | standard deviation |
| PMM1 | phosphomannomutase 1 |