| CNVs | Copy number variations |
| CPM | Counts per million reads |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ESTIMATE | Estimation of STromal and Immune cells in MAlignant Tumor tissues using Expression data |
| GSEA | Gene-set-enrichment analysis |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| MAP4K4 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 |
| SNVs | Single nucleotide variations |
| STAD | Stomach adenocarcinoma |
| TAMs | Tumor-associated macrophages |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| WB | Western blotting |