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| 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% |