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Standard Abbreviations
The following abbreviations can be used without explanations.
Any abbreviation with an asterisk(*) can be used even in a title.
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
t½ half life
Taq Thermus aquaticus
U unit
VDRL venereal disease research laboratory
WHO world health organization
yr year