| Ac | acetylation |
| CAGE | 5′ cap analysis of gene expression |
| CGI | CpG island |
| Chrom | chromatin |
| ESC | embryonic stem cells |
| Enh | enhancer |
| H3 | histone H3 |
| IMR90 | fetal lung fibroblasts |
| LCL | lymphoblastoid cell line |
| Me | methyl |
| Myob-hypom DMR | myoblast hypomethylated differentially methylated region |
| Myob-hyperm DMR | myoblast hypermethylated differentially methylated region |
| NHEK | human epidermal keratinocytes |
| NHLF | human lung fibroblasts |
| Prom | promoter |
| Repr | repressed |
| SkM | skeletal muscle |
| TSS | transcription start site |
| Txn-chrom | transcription-type chromatin (H3K36me3-enriched) |