ARMs	amplification refractory mutations system
BEAMing	bead emulsion amplification and magnetics
CAPP-Seq	cancer personalized profiling by deep sequencing
cSMART	circulating single molecule amplification and re-sequencing technology
cfDNA	circulating cell-free DNA
COLD-PCR	Co-amplification at lower denaturation temperature
CNV	copy number variations
CRC	colorectal cancer
CRT	chemoradiotherapy
CTC	circulating tumor cells
ctDNA	circulating tumor DNA
ddPCR	droplet digital PCR
DDR	DNA-damage response
dPCR	digital PCR
FISH	fluorescent in situ hybridization
MSI	microsatellite instability
MS-PCR	methylation specific PCR
NGS	next-generation sequencing
PNAs-LNA	peptide nucleic acid-locked nucleic acid
qPCR	quantitative PCR
RC	rectal cancer
RT-PCR	real-time PCR
Safe-Seq	safe sequencing system
SERS	surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
SNV	single nucleotide variation
SOLID	Sequencing by Oligonucleotide Ligation and Detection
SSCP	single strand conformation PCR
TAM-Seq	tagged-amplicon deep sequencing
UltraSEEK	high-throughput multiplex ultrasensitive mutation detection
WGS	whole genome sequencing