| lncRNA | Long Non-coding RNA |
| INDEL | Insertion-Deletion Polymorphisms |
| MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| DOAJ | Directory of open access journals |
| eQTL | Expression Quantitative Trait Loci |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| piRNA | Piwi-Interacting RNA |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA |
| UTR | Untranslated Region |
| GC | Gastric Cancer |