| AABB |
American Association of Blood Banks |
| 7-AAD |
7-amino-actinomycin D |
| AATB |
American Association of Tissue Banks |
| AAV |
adeno-associated virus |
| ADA |
amino deaminase |
| BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) |
| CBER |
FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research |
| CDC |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDER |
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
| CDRH |
Center for Devices and Radiological Health |
| cfu |
colony-forming unit |
| CGMP |
current good manufacturing practice |
| CSF |
colony-stimulating factor |
| cDNA |
complementary DNA |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FBS |
fetal bovine serum |
| FACS |
fluorescence-activated cell sorter |
| GVHD |
graft versus host disease |
| GM-CSF |
granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HSV |
herpes simplex virus |
| HRSA |
Health Research Services Administration |
| HLA |
human leukocyte antigen |
| kb |
kilobase |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NMDR |
National Marrow Donor Registry |
| PBPC |
peripheral blood progenitor cell |
| PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
| QC–QA |
quality control–quality assurance |
| RCA |
replication-competent adenovirus |
| RCR |
replication-competent retrovirus |
| RCV |
replication-competent virus |
| rDNA |
recombinant DNA |
| RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
| SDS-PAGE |
sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TCID50 |
tissue culture infectious dose,50% |