| ACA | Anticentromere antibody |
| CENPA | Centromere protein A |
| ChB | Chromatin-dense body, chromatin body |
| CREST | Calcinosis Raynaud’s phenomenon, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly, and Telangiectasia |
| GSI | Gonadosomatic index |
| MLH1 | MutL homolog 1 |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| SC | Synaptonemal complex |
| SYCP3 | Synaptonemal complex protein 3 |
| γH2AFX | Phosphorylated H2A histone family, member X |