| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| HCs | Healthy Controls |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| CAMDs | Conditions Associated with Mitochondrial Disorders |
| EVs | Extracellular Vesicles |
| WES | Whole-Exome Sequencing |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| MD | Mitochondrial Disease |
| nDNA | Nuclear DNA |
| SNPs | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| CNV | Copy Number Variations |
| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| RFLP | Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SNV | Single Nucleotide Variant |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| PGM | Personal Genome Machine |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA |
| VOI | Variants of Interest |
| ID | Intellectual Disability |
| VUS | Variant of Uncertain Significance |