| ACMG | the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics |
| ASCO-CAP | the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the College of American Pathologists |
| BC | breast cancer |
| Cdk2 | cyclin-dependent kinase 2 |
| CGH | comparative genome hybridization |
| CISH | chromogenic in situ hybridization |
| CTC | circulating tumor cells |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine; |
| DFSP | dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |
| DSBs | double-stranded breaks |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ES | Ewing sarcoma |
| EZR | Ezrin |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drugs Administration |
| FFPE | formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| FISH | fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| G-banding | Giemsa-banding |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| HCl | hydrochloric acid |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| HGSOC | high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| HR | homologous recombination |
| hsr | homogeneously staining region |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| KLC1 | kinesin light chain 1 |
| LOH | loss of heterozygosity |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MLPA | multiplex ligation probe amplification |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NCNN | the National Comprehensive Cancer Network; |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PDGFB | platelet-derived growth factor beta |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
| SDC4 | syndecan 4 |
| SIOP | the International Society of Pediatric Oncology |
| SS | synovial sarcoma |
| SSC | saline-sodium citrate |
| STS | soft tissue sarcomas |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| TP53 | tumor protein 53 |
| TPM3 | tropomyosin 3 |