| APAF-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| ASXL | additional sex combs-like |
| ATM | ATM serine/threonine kinase or ataxia-telangiectasia mutated |
| BRCA1 | breast cancer type 1 |
| C | cytosine |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A |
| CDKN2B | Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2B |
| CDK CpG |
cyclin-dependent kinase cytosine-guanine dinucleotides cluster |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyl-transferase 1 |
| DNMT3a | DNA methyl-transferase 3A |
| DAPK | Death Associated Protein Kinase |
| DMC | differentially methylated cytosines |
| DMR | differentially methylated regions |
| DSB | double strand break |
| EBA | Epialleles-Based Analysis |
| GFP | green fluorescence protein |
| HR | homologous repair |
| hMLH1 | MutL (E. Coli) Homolog 1 |
| INK4 | INhibitors of CDK4-CDK6 |
| ARF | alternate open reading frame |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| LOI | loss of imprinting |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RRBS | reduced representation bisulfite sequencing |
| TAD | topologically associating domains |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor beta1 |
| TAD | topologically associating domains |
| TSS | transcription start site |
| TET2 | Ten-Eleven Translocation |
| WGBS | whole-genome bisulfite sequencing |
| WIF1 | WNT Inhibitory Factor 1 |
| ZNF304 | Zinc Finger Protein 304 |