ATM	ataxia telangiectasia mutated
ATR	ATM- and Rad3-related
BACH1	BRCA1-associated C-terminal helicase 1
BARD1	BRCA1 Associated RING domain 1
BRIP1	BRCA1 interacting helicase 1
CAP	College of American Pathologist
CHEK2	checkpoint kinase 2
CHK2	CHEK2 gene coding checkpoint kinase 2 protein
CLIA	Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CtIP	CtBP-interacting protein
DSB	double strand break
GPV	germline pathogenic variant
HBOC	hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome
HER2	human epidermal growth factor
HGSC	high-grade serous carcinoma
HR	homologous recombination
HRD	homologous recombination deficiency
MGPT	multi-gene panel testing
NGS	next-generation sequencing
MMEJ	microhomology-mediated end-joining
NHEJ	non-homologous end-joining
MRN	MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (or NBN)
NES	nuclear exporting signal
PALB2	partner and localizer of BRCA2
PARP	poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PARPi	poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors
RPA	replication protein A
RRSO	risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy
TNBC	triple-negative breast cancer
VUS	variant of unknown significance