ALT	alternative lengthening of telomeres
aFAP	attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
CC	colon cancer
CCE	colon capsule endoscopy
CCL20	C-chemokine cysteine motif chemokine ligand 20
cfDNA	cell-free DNA
CGH	comparative genomic hybridization
CIMP	CpG island methylator phenotype
CIN	chromosomal instability
CRC	colorectal cancer
CTCs	circulating tumor cells
CT	computed tomographic
ctDNA	circulating tumor DNA
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
FAP	familial adenomatous polyposis
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FFPE	formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded
FIT	fecal immunochemical test
FOBT	fecal occult blood test
gFOBT	guaiac fecal occult blood test
Hb	hemoglobin
HNPCC	hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer
HPs	hyperplastic polyps
JPS	Juvenile polyposis syndrome
LOH	loss of heterozygosity
LS	Lynch syndrome
MAP	MUTYH-associated polyposis
MMR	mismatch repair pathway
mt-sDNA	multitarget stool DNA
ncRNA	non-coding RNA
NER	nucleotide excision repair genes
NGS	next-generation sequencing
NPV	negative predictive value
PHTS	hamartoma tumors syndrome
PJS	Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
PPAP	Polymerase proofreading-associated polyposis
PPV	positive predictive value
RC	rectal cancer
RLT	relative telomere length
SSA/Ps	sessile serrated polyps
UK	United Kingdom
USA	United States of America
WNT	Wingless/Int-1 pathway