| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| MUTYH | mutY DNA glycosylase |
| CpG | Cytosine-phosphate-guanine |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| CIMP | CpG island methylator phenotype |
| MLH1 | MutL homolog 1 |
| LINE-1 | Long interspersed nuclear element 1 |
| EPIC | European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition |
| ELOV2 | Elongation of very long chain fatty acids |
| FHL2 | Four and a half LIM domains protein 2 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| P53 | Tumour protein 53 |