ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
ARFGEF1	ADP ribosylation factor guanine nucleotide-exchange factor 1
ATC	Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
CSC	Cancer stem cells
DTC	Differentiated thyroid carcinoma
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
FTC	Follicular thyroid carcinoma
LEF-1	Lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
PDTC	Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PTC	Papillary thyroid carcinoma
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted in chromosome 10
RKIP	Raf kinase inhibitor protein
RTK	Receptor tyrosine kinases
TKIs	Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
TUBB3	Tubulin–3
ZEB1	Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1