ASE	Allele Specific expression
cDNA	complementary DNA
CNV	Copy number variation
CRC	Colorectal cancer
DM	Differentially methylated
DMR	Differentially methylated region
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EMAST	Elevated Microsatellite instability at selected tetranucleotide repeats
FFPE	Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded (tissue)
gDNA	genomic DNA
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
LLS	Lynch-like syndrome
LR	Likelihood ratio
LS	Lynch syndrome
MLPA	Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification
MMR	Mismatch repair
mRNA	Messenger Ribonucleic acid
MSI	Microsatellite instability
MS-MLPA	Methylation- Specific Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification
PBL	Peripheral blood lymphocytes
PC	Pancreatic cancer
QC	Quality Control
SNuPE	Single-nucleotide primer extension
SSCP	Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism
TSS	Transcriptional start site
VUS	Variant of Unknown significance