| ICB-L | Interdisciplinary Center for Biobanking-Lübeck |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| 2D DIGE | Multiplex-fluorescence two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis |
| MALDI-TOF MS | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry |
| GSN | Gelsolin |
| PCA | Principal component analyses |
| UICC | Union Internationale Contre le Cancer |