ADP adenosine diphosphate

AIDS* acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia

ALT alanine aminotransferase

AML acute myeloid leukemia

AMP adenosine monophosphate

ANOVA analysis of variance

AST aspartate aminotransferase

ATCC the American Type Culture Collection

ATP adenosine triphosphate

bp base pair

cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate

cDNA* complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CLSI clinical and laboratory standards institute

CML chronic myelogenous leukemia

CoA coenzyme A

COOH carboxyl

CV coefficient of variation

dATP 2'-deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate

dCTP 2'-deoxycytidine 5'-triphosphate

DEAE diethyl aminoethyl

dGTP 2'-deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate

DMEM Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium

DNA* deoxyribonucleic acid

DNase deoxyribonuclease

dNTP deoxyribonucleotide triphosphate

dTTP 2'-deoxythymidine 5'-triphosphate

dUTP 2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate

EDTA* ethylenediamine tetracetic acid

ELISA enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

F(ab')2 Fab fragment disulfide linked

Fab antigen-binding fragment of immunoglobulin

FAD flavine adenine dinucleotide

FADH2 reduced flavine adenine dinucleotide

Fc constant fragment

FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization

Hb hemoglobin

Hct hematocrit

HDL* high-density lipoprotein

HEPES 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid

HIV* human immunodeficiency virus

HLA human leukocyte antigen

HPLC* high-performance liquid chromatography

hr hour

HTLV human T-lymphotrophic virus

IgA* immunoglobulin A

IgD immunoglobulin D

IgE immunoglobulin E

IgG* immunoglobulin G

IgM* immunoglobulin M

IRMA* immunoradiometric assay

IU international unit

kb kilobase

LDL* low-density lipoprotein

MDS myelodysplastic syndrome

m/e (m/z) mass to charge ratio

MHC major histocompatiblity complex

min minute

NAD⁺ nicotinamide adenine dinulceotide

NADH reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinulceotide

NADP⁺ nicotinamide adenine dinulceotide phosphate

NADPH reduced form nicotinamide adenine dinulceotide phosphate

NH₂ amino

NH₃ ammonia

oligo (dT) oligodeoxythymidine

PCR* polymerase chain reaction

pH potential of hydrogen ion

pI isoelectric point

pK negative logarithm of the ionization constant of a weak acid, Ka

poly (A) polyadenylation

QC quality control

Rf retardation factor

RIA* radioimmunoassay

RNA* ribonucleic acid

ROC receiver operating characteristic

rpm revolution per minute

SD standard deviation

SE standard error

sec second

t_½ half life

Taq Thermus aquaticus

U unit

VDRL venereal disease research laboratory

WHO world health organization

yr year