| AKT1 | v-akt murine thymona viral oncogene |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehygrogenase |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KASP | Kompetitive allele specific PCR |
| KLF4 | Krupple like factor 4 |
| NF2 | Neurofibromatosis 2 tumour suppressor gene |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha |
| POLR2A | RNA Polymerase II Subunit A |
| SMARCB1 | SW1/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily B, member 1. |
| SMO | Smoothened, frizzled family receptor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF-α | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAF7 | Tumour necrosis factor receptor associated factor 7 |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |