| aa | Amino acid |
| BCa | Bias-corrected and accelerated |
| BH | BCL2 homology |
| CELF1 | CUGBP Elav-like family member 1 |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| circRNA | Circular RNA |
| ciRNA | Circular intronic RNA |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CT | Threshold cycle |
| DAPK1 | Death-associated protein kinase 1 |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| EAF1 | ELL-associated factor 1 |
| EcircRNA | Exonic circRNA |
| EIcircRNA | Exonic-intronic circRNA |
| FUS | FUS RNA-binding protein |
| HDAC2 | Histone deacetylase 2 |
| HNRNPH1 | Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H1 |
| HPRT1 | Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| IGF2BP1 | Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 |
| IRES | Internal ribosomal entry sites |
| MBNL1 | Muscleblind-like splicing regulator 1 |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMR | Mismatch repair |
| nt | Nucleotide |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PRDX3 | Peroxiredoxin 3 |
| PTBP1 | Polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 |
| RNA-seq | RNA sequencing |
| RQU | Relative quantification unit |
| SAMD4A | Sterile alpha motif domain-containing 4A |
| SE | Standard error |
| SRSF1 | Serine and arginine-rich splicing factor 1 |
| SRSF2 | Serine and arginine-rich splicing factor 2 |
| SRSF3 | Serine and arginine-rich splicing factor 3 |
| SRSF5 | Serine and arginine-rich splicing factor 5 |
| TACSTD2 | Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 |
| TBE | Tris/Borate/EDTA |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor-β |