| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| ADE | Adverse drug event |
| CPIC | Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium |
| CYP2C19 | Cytochrome P-450 family 2 subfamily C member 19 |
| CYP2D6 | Cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily D member 6 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DPYD | Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase |
| DPWG | Dutch Pharmacogenetics Working Group |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EUR | European |
| FDA | Federal Drug Administration |
| GOF | Gain of function |
| HET | Heterozygous genotype |
| HOM | Recessive homozygous genotype |
| H-W | Hardy–Weinberg |
| IBS | Iberian peninsula |
| ID | Identification number |
| IM | Intermediate metabolizer |
| LD | Linkage disequilibrium |
| LOF | Loss of function |
| MAF | Minor allele frequency |
| NM | Normal metabolizer |
| PGx | Pharmacogenetics |
| PM | Poor metabolizer |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| TPMT | Thiopurine methyltransferase |
| UGT1A1 | Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1 |
| UM | Ultrarapid metabolizer |
| WT | Wildtype |