| DEG | Differentially expressed genes |
| FDR | False discovery range |
| GDC | Genomic Data Commons |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| MAF | Mutations annotation format |
| HR-HPV | High-risk human papilloma virus |
| SCNA | Somatic copy number alterations |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| TCGA | The cancer genome atlas |
| TSS | Transcription start site |