| aCGH | Array comparative genomic hybridization |
| BC | Breast cancer |
| CNV | Copy number variation |
| GC-HBOC | German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer |
| MLPA | Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| OC | Ovarian cancer |
| PPV | Positive predictive value |
| SNV | Single nucleotide variant |