| EPH | erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular receptors |
| Ephrin | EPH family receptor interacting proteins |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| TMA | tissue microarrays |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction |
| q PCR | quantitative reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction |
| LN | lymph nodes |
| OS | overall survival |
| DFS | disease-free survival |
| MVD | microvessel density |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| ACC | adenoid cystic carcinoma |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| CRC | colorectal carcinoma |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| CCRCC | clear cell renal cell carcinoma |
| TCC | transitional cell carcinoma |
| PCa | prostate carcinoma |
| BPH | benign prostate hyperplasia |
| EOC | epithelial ovarian carcinoma |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| ERM | embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |