| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| ccfDNA | circulating cell-free DNA |
| BEND5 | BEN Domain Containing 5 |
| ACOT7 | Acyl-CoA Thioesterase 7 |
| RASA3 | RAS P21 Protein Activator 3 |
| B3GNTL1 | UDP-GlcNAc:BetaGal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Like 1 |
| PIGB | Phosphatidylinositol Glycan Anchor Biosynthesis Class B |
| MAP3K5 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 5 |
| LPIN 1 | Lipin 1 |
| MYBPC3 | Myosin Binding Protein C3 |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| mcfDNA | methylated circulating cell-free DNA |
| SMAD3 | Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor-β |
| PAX6 | Paired Box 6 |
| MSI | Microsatellite Instability |
| KRAS | Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homologue |
| ESCC | Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer |
| Lung AD | Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| Lung SQ | Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| LINE-1 | Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 |
| SNP | single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| qMSP | TaqMan quantitative methylation-specific PCR |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| ACTB | Beta-actin |