| ACTB | Actin Beta |
| ANXA3 | Annexin A3 |
| AUC | Area Under the Curve |
| BC | Benign Control |
| BPH | Benign Prostate Hyperplasia |
| CFD | Complement Factor D |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| dNTP | Deoxynucleoside triphosphate |
| DRE | Digital Rectal Examination |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| ERG | Erythroblast Transformation-Specific (ETS) Transcription Factor ERG |
| EV | Extracellular Vesicle |
| FOLH1 | Folate Hydrolase 1 |
| GOLM1 | Golgi Membrane Protein 1 |
| GOLPH2 | Golgi phosphoprotein 2 |
| GSTM4 | Glutathione S-Transferase Mu 4 |
| HPN | Hepsin |
| Hsp/c70 | Heat shock protein/cognate 70 |
| ITSN1 | Intersectin 1 |
| PIN | Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
| KLK3 | Kallikrein Related Peptidase 3 |
| LTBP4 | Latent Transforming Growth Factor Beta Binding Protein 4 |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NELL2 | Neural EGFL Like 2 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCA3 | Prostate Cancer Associated 3 |
| PDCD6IP | Programmed Cell Death 6 Interacting Protein |
| PrCa | Prostate Cancer |
| PSCA | Prostate Stem Cell Antigen |
| qPCR | Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ROC | Receiver Operator Characteristic |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SLC45A3 | Solute Carrier Family 45 Member 3 |
| SNORD44 | Small Nucleolar RNA, C/D Box 44 |
| SPINK1 | Serine Peptidase Inhibitor Kazal Type 1 |
| sPSA | Serum Prostate Specific Antigen |
| TMN | Tumour, nodes, metastasis |
| TMPRSS2 | Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 |
| TRUS | Transrectal Ultrasound |
| XBP1 | X-Box Binding Protein 1 |