| AP | Acute pancreatitis |
| ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| cfDNA | Cell-free DNA |
| CP | Chronic pancreatitis |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| DNMTs | DNA methyl transferases |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| IMPN | Intramucinous pancreatic neoplasia |
| MHBs | Methylation haplotype blocks |
| MI | Methylation index |
| MSP | Methylation-specific PCR |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PIN | Pancreatic intra-epithelial neoplasia |
| RRBS | Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing |