| AID | activation-induced deaminase |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| ATM | ataxia-telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related |
| BLM | Bloom syndrome protein |
| CtIP | C terminal-binding protein—interacting protein |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DDX | DEAD-box helicase |
| DRIP | DNA:RNA hybrid immunoprecipitation |
| G4 | G-quadruplex |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| HDR | homology directed repair |
| PARP1 | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| RPA | replication protein A |
| TERRA | telomeric repeat-containing RNA |