| BMI | Body mass index |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| HGSOC | High grade serious epithelial ovarian carcinoma |
| LEPR | Leptin receptor |
| LEPROT | Leptin receptor overlapping transcript |
| LEPROTL1 | Leptin receptor overlapping transcript-like 1 |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| RTqPCR | Real-time quantitative reverse transcription reaction |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |