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Appendix D Abbreviations BRAF B-type Raf kinase CDC U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DNA deoxyribonucleic acid ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase FAP familial adenomatous polyposis FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration FNB Food and Nutrition Board GERD gastrointestinal esophageal reflux disease 3-HK 3-hydrogenkwadaphnin HNPCC hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer IHC immunohistochemistry IOM Institute of Medicine IQ intelligence quotient JNK Jun N-terminal kinase MMR mismatch repair MSI microsatellite instability NIH National Institutes of Health 93
94 FOODBORNE DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PCR polymerase chain reaction PGFE pulsed-field gel electrophoresis QALY quality-adjusted life year RCGLD Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases RDFD Research Department of Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases STEC Shiga toxin-producing E. coli U.S. United States USA United States of America USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture WHO World Health Organization