| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CDKN2A/B | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A/2B |
| ECM | Extra-cellular Matrix |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA | Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay |
| FBLN2 | Fibulin-2 gene |
| Fc | Fold change |
| FFPE | Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate Dehydrogenase |
| Gd I | Grade I meningiomas |
| Gd II | Grade II meningiomas |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| MUC4 | Mucin 4 |
| NF2 | Neurofibromatosis Type 2 |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate–Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-qPCR | Reverse transcriptase quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| WHO | World Health Organization |