| DGA | Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
| DSS | Dextran sodium sulfate |
| DEG | Differentially expressed gene |
| FV | Fruits and vegetables |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| LRT | Likelihood-ratio test |
| NR | Non-redundant transcript library |
| PC | Proximal colon |
| PCM | PC mucosa |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |
| FOB | Fecal occult blood |