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Chapter 2 - University of British Columbia

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List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations<br />

Abbreviation Definition<br />

AC Adenocarcinoma<br />

ASCN Allele specific copy number<br />

BRAF v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1<br />

CDKN2A Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A<br />

CGH Comparative Genomic Hybridization<br />

CNV Copy number variation<br />

DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid<br />

EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor<br />

FISH Fluorescence in-situ hybridization<br />

GWAS Genome wide association studies<br />

KRAS v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene<br />

LOH Loss <strong>of</strong> Heterozygosity<br />

MASI Mutant allele specific imbalance<br />

MCD Multiple Concerted Disruption<br />

MDA Multi-Dimensional Analysis<br />

MUC1 Mucin 1<br />

NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer<br />

PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction<br />

qPCR Quantitative PCR<br />

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