| 53BP1 | p53 Binding protein 1 |
| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related |
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer 1 |
| CDC | Cell division cycle |
| CFS | Common fragile sites |
| CIN | Chromosomal instability |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | DNA double-strand break |
| ERCC1 | Excision repair cross-complementation group 1 protein |
| FA | Fanconi anemia |
| FANC | Fanconi anemia complementation group |
| HR | Homologous recombination |
| MCM | Mini chromosome maintenance |
| MDC1 | Mediator of DNA damage checkpoint protein 1 |
| MiDAS | Mitotic DNA synthesis |
| MRN | MRE11–RAD50–NBS1 complex |
| NBs | Nuclear bodies |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end-joining |
| PML | Promyelocytic leukemia |
| PTF | Proximal sequence element (PSE)-binding transcription factor |
| RF | Replication fork |
| RNF | Ring finger protein |
| RPA | Replication protein A |
| RS | Replication stress |
| SPOC1 | Survival time associated PHD finger protein in Ovarian Cancer 1 |
| ssDNA | Single-stranded DNA |
| SUMO | Small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TIFs | Telomere dysfunction-induced foci |
| UFBs | Ultra-fine bridges |
| XPG | Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group G protein |
| XRCC | X-ray repair cross complementing |