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Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms
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... D Abbreviations and Acronyms AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality BCFA branched-chain fatty acid BMI body mass index CFU colony-forming unit COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease DIO diet-induced obesity DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DRI dietary reference intake DSHEA Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act EFSA European Food Safety Authority EPAS1 endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1 EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FD&C Act Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration 2'-FL 2'-fucosyllactose FMP fermented milk product FSDU food for special dietary use FSMA Food Safety Modernization Act FTC Federal Trade Commission 179
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... 180 THE HUMAN MICROBIOME, DIET, AND HEALTH GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid GalOS galactooligosaccharide GDP gross domestic product GI gastrointestinal GMO genetically modified organism GRAS generally recognized as safe GWAS genome-wide association studies HMO human milk oligosaccharide HMP Human Microbiome Project HUMAnN HMP Unified Metabolic Analysis Network IBD imflammatory bowel disease IBS irritable bowel syndrome ICU intensive care unit IFIC International Food Information Council IgA immunoglobulin A IHMC International Human Microbiome Consortium IL interleukin IND Investigational New Drug IOM Institute of Medicine IRB institutional review board ITC isothiocynate JCVI J Craig Venter Institute LDL low-density lipoprotein LPS lipopolysaccharide LRH liver receptor homologue MAP mitogen-activated protein MDA multiple displacement amplification mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid MWAS metabolome-wide association studies NDI new dietary ingredient NDO nondigestible oligosaccharide NEC necrotizing enterocolitis NIH National Institutes of Health NMR nuclear magnetic resonance NSF National Science Foundation OTU operational taxonomic unit
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... APPENDIX D 181 PCR polymerase chain reaction PDX polydextrose PKU phenylketonuria qRT quantitative real-time rDNA ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid rRNA ribosomal ribonucleic acid RYGB Roux-en-Y gastric bypass SCF soluble corn fiber SCFA short-chain fatty acid TF transcription factor TJP1 tight junction protein 1 TLR Toll-like receptor TNBS 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid TNF tumor necrosis factor USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture WHO World Health Organization
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