CRC	Colorectal cancer
FAP	Familial adenomatous polyposis;
HMPS	Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
HNPCC	Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome; associated polyposis
MAP	MUTYH-associated polyposis
MUTYH	base excision repair gene; biallelic mutations predispose to colorectal cancer.
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen
CT	computed tomography
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
FOBT	fecal occult blood testing
FIT	fecal immunochemical testing
sDNA-FIT	stool DNA testing
miRNA	MicroRNA
mSEPT9	methylated SEPT9
CTCs	circulating tumor cells
ctDNA	circulating tumor DNA
CA 19-9	Carbohydrate antigen 19-9
TPS	Tissue polypeptide-specific antigen
TAG-72	Tumor-associated glycoprotein 72
CA 72-4	Carbohydrate antigen 72-4
CIN	chromosomal instability
MSI	microsatellite instability
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
CIMP	CpG island methylator phenotype