| ALT | Alternative lengthening of telomeres |
| ATC | Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma |
| ATRX | α-Thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CNV | Copy number variant |
| DAXX | Death-domain-associated protein |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| DTC | Differentiated thyroid carcinoma |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FTC | Follicular thyroid carcinoma |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HBx | Hepatitis B X protein |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| IDH | Isocytrate dehydrogenase |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PDTC | Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma |
| PTC | Papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TERTp | TERT promoter |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TMZ | Temozolomide |
| TSS | Translational start site |