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Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program
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