| ALCL | Anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| ATO | Arsenic Trioxide |
| CDH1 | E-cadherin gene |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| CREB | cyclic AMP response element-binding protein |
| CYR61 | Cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61 |
| DHH | Desert HH |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition |
| FDCs | Follicular dendritic cells |
| GLI | Glioblastoma-associated-protein |
| GSK3β | Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta |
| HH | Hedgehog |
| HTLV-1 | Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 |
| HBV | Hepatitis B |
| HCV | Hepatitis C |
| IBC | Inflammatory Breast Cancer |
| IHH | Indian HH |
| IL6. | Interleukin-6 |
| KSHV | Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus |
| LTR | Long terminal repeats |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCPyV | Merkel cell polyomavirus |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal |
| NES | Nuclear export signal |
| PTCH1 | Patched1 |
| SMO | Smoothened |
| SHH | Sonic HH |
| SUFU | Suppressor of fused |
| VEGF-C | Vascular endothelial growth factor-C |