| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACC | adrenocortical carcinoma |
| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| AMPK | 5′AMP-Activated Protein Kinase |
| ATC | anaplastic thyroid carcinoma |
| BCL2L13 | BCL2 Like 13 |
| BNIP3 | BCL2 Interacting Protein 3 |
| BRAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma type-B |
| CCN2 | connective tissue growth factor |
| CDK2 | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 |
| COX | cytochrome c oxidase |
| CPT1 | carnitine palmitoyltransferase |
| CV | classical variant |
| DRP1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| EIF1AX | Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 1A Pseudogene 1 |
| FAO | fatty acid oxidation |
| FAS | fatty acid synthesis |
| FIS1 | mitochondrial fission 1 |
| FNMTC | familial non-medullary thyroid cancer |
| FTC | follicular thyroid carcinoma |
| FUNDC1 | FUN14 Domain Containing 1 |
| FV | follicular variant |
| GPD2 | mitochondrial glycerol-3- phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GRB7 | Growth Factor Receptor Bound Protein 7 |
| HIFs | hypoxia-inducible transcription factor |
| IFT88 | Intraflagellar Transport 88 |
| JNK-MIEF1 | c-Jun N-terminal kinases/Mitochondrial Elongation Factor 1 |
| KIF3A | Kinesin Family Member 3A |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MFN2 | mitofusin 2 |
| Mst1 | Macrophage Stimulating 1 |
| Mst2 | Macrophage stimulating 2 |
| MTC | medullary thyroid carcinomas |
| mtDNA-CN | mtDNA copy number |
| MYO1F | Myosin IF |
| NIS | Sodium/Iodide Symporter, or SLC5A5, Solute Carrier Family 5 Member 5 |
| NIX | NIP-3-Like Protein X |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOXs | NADPH Oxidase |
| NTRK | neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase |
| OPA1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| Parkin | Parkin E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase |
| PAX8 | Paired Box Gene 8 |
| PDTC | poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma |
| PGC-1α | PPARG Coactivator 1 Alpha |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Alpha |
| PINK1 | PTEN Induced Kinase 1 |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma |
| PTC | papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| RAS | rat sarcoma |
| RET | rearranged during transfection |
| RPS6KB1 | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer And Activator Of Transcription 3 |
| TC | thyroid cancer |
| TCV | tall cell variant |
| TERT | Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| TP53 | Tumour Protein P53 |
| TRPV1 | transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| VDAC1 | Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1 |
| WDTC | well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas |
| Yap | Yes-Associated Protein 1 |