ALL

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

AML

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

AP

Alkaline Phosphatase

B

Bovine

BSE

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

cDNA

copy DNA

CML

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

cRNA

copy RNA

dsDNA

double stranded DNA

E. coli

Escherichia coli

EBV

Epstein-Barr Virus

ELISA

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

FSHD

Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase

GP

Guinea Pig

H

Human

Ham

Hamster

HBV

Hepatitis B Virus

HCMV

Human Cytomegalovirus

HCV

Hepatitis C Virus

HIV-1

Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1

HPLC

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

HRP

Horseradish Peroxidase

IAP

Inhibitor of Apoptosis

M

Mouse

M-bcr

Major Breakpoint Cluster Regions

m-bcr

Minor Breakpoint Cluster Region

MBR

Major Breakpoint Region

MDR

Multidrug Resistance

MRD

Minimal Residual Disease

mRNA

messenger RNA

MRP

Multidrug Resistance-associated Protein

mtDNA

mitochondrial DNA

P

Pig

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

PrP

Prion Protein

PVB19

Parvovirus B19

R

Rat

Rab

Rabbit

rb-

recombinant bovine

rd-

recombinant deer

rhu-

recombinant human

rRNA

ribosomal RNA

rsh-

recombinant sheep

RTP

Ready-To-Prep

RT-PCR

Reverse Transcriptase- Polymerase Chain Reaction

S

Sheep

SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

STS

Soft Tissue Sarcoma

t(12;21)

translocation chromosomes 12 and 21

t(15;17)

translocation chromosomes 15 and 17

t(9;22)

translocation chromosomes 9 and 22

TB

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

TMB

Tetramethylbenzidine

TSE

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

tTG

tissue Transglutaminase