| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| STIR | Short Tau Inversion Recovery |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| NPGC | Non-penetrant gene carrier |
| DIA | Data Independent Acquisition |
| DDA | Data Dependent Acquisition |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| PLGS | ProteinLynx Global Server |
| CTRL | Control |
| PSMs | Peptide Spectrum Matches |
| CSS | Clinical severity scale |
| FASP | Filter-aided sample preparation |
| MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring |
| IPA | Ingenuity Pathway Analysis |
| DAMP | Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| MWCO | Molecular weight cut-off |