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. 2019 Dec 23;10(1):9. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10010009
APC Adenomatous polyposis coli
ARMS Amplification refractory mutation system
BRAF B-Raf protein
cfDNA Circulating free DNA
COLD-PCR Coamplification at lower denaturation temperature PCR
CRC Colorectal cancer
CTC Circulating tumor cells
ddPCR Droplet digital PCR
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FFPE Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded
FIT Fecal immunochemical test
FOBT Fecal occult blood test
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor 2
IHC Immunohistochemistry
KRAS Kirten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
LNA Locked nucleic acid
mAb monoclonal antibody
mCRC metastatic colorectal cancer
miRNA microRNA
MMR Mismatch repair
MSI Microsatellite instability
NGS Next-generation sequencing
NRAS Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
ORR Overall response rate
OS Overall survival
PD-L1 Programmed cell death protein ligand 1
PFS Progression-free survival
PNA Peptide nucleic acid
RR Response rate
RT-qPCR Quantitative reverse transcription PCR
SEPT9 Septin 9
TKI Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TMBWNT Tumor mutational burdenWingless and int-1
WT Wild-type
5-FU 5-fluorouracil