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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11269.
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ACRONYMS


AABB

American Association of Blood Banks

ABMDR

Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry

ALL

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

AML

acute myeloid leukemia

ASBMT

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

ASHI

American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics


BFU-E

burst forming units-erythroid

BMDW

Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide

BMT

bone marrow transplantation


CAM

cell adhesion molecule

CAP

College of American Pathologists

CBU

cord blood unit(s)

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

CFU-GM

colony-forming units–granulocyte-macrophage

CFU-M

colony-forming units–megakaryocyte

CFU-MIX

colony forming units–mixed

cGMP

current good manufacturing processes

CIBMTR

Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

CLIA

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

CML

chronic myeloid leukemia

CMV

cytomegalovirus

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11269.
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COBLT

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Cord Blood Banking and Transplantation Study

CPD

citrate-phosphate-dextrose (an anticoagulant)

CRIR

Caitlin Raymond International Registry


DHHS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

DMSO

dimethylsulfoxide (a cryoprotectant)


EBMT

European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation

EFS

event-free survival


FACT

Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy

FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration


G-CSF

granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GLP

good laboratory practice

GMP

good manufacturing practice

GPA

genetic privacy act

GTP

good tissue practice

GVHD

graft versus host disease

GVL

graft-versus-leukemia


HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HCT/Ps

human cellular and tissue-based products

HLA

human leukocyte antigen (human major histocompatibility complex)

HPC

hematopoietic progenitor cell

HR

high resolution

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

HSC

hematopoietic stem cells


IBMTR

International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry

ICBTR

International Cord Blood Transplant Registry

IL-2

interleukin-2

IND

investigational new drug

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IRB

Institutional Review Board

ISBT

International Society of Blood Transfusion

ISCT

International Society for Cellular Therapy (formerly ISHAGE)

ISHAGE

International Society of Hematotherapy and Graft Engineering

ISO

International Standards Organization

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2005. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11269.
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JACIE

Joint Accreditation Committee (of EBMT)

JCAHO

Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

JCBBN

Japanese Cord Blood Bank Network


LN

liquid nitrogen

LR

low resolution

LTC-IC

long term culture-initiating cells


MHC

major histocompatibility complex

MSC

mesenchymal stem cells


NATF

North American Task Force

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NK

natural killer

NMDP

National Marrow Donor Program (USA)

NYBC

New York Blood Center (USA)


OHRP

Office of Human Research Protection (NIH)


PBSC

peripheral blood stem cells

PMN

polymorphonuclear leukocytes


SCID

severe combined immunodeficiency


TBI/Cy

total body irradiation/cytokine

TNC

total nucleated cell

TRM

transplant-related mortality

Tx

transplant


UCB

umbilical cord blood

UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

URD

unrelated donor


WBC

white blood cell

WMDA

World Marrow Donor Association

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With the potential for self-renewal and differentiation, the possibilities for stem cells are enormous. One specific type of stem cell, the hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC), which is derived from umbilical cord blood (as well as adult bone marrow and mobilized peripheral blood), holds particular promise. To make the most of these HPCs, the Institute of Medicine was asked to consider the optimal structure for a national cord blood program and to address pertinent issues related to maximizing the potential of stem cell technology. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program examines:

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