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(Common Abbreviations and Acronyms)

α-FP, alpha-fetoprotein

ALT, alanine aminotransferase

ANOVA, analysis of variance

aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time

AST, aspartate aminotransferase

ATP, adenosine triphosphate (CTP)

BCG, bacillus Calmette-Guérin

bp, base pair(s)

BUN, blood urea nitrogen

CA 125, cancer antigen 125

CA 19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9

cal, calorie(s) (kcal)

cAMP, adnosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP)

cDNA, complementary DNA

CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen

χ2-test, chi-square test

Ci, curie(s) (mCi)

cpm, count(s) per minute

CRP, C-reactive protein

CT, computerized tomography (abdominal CT)

D, Dalton (kD)

DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid

ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EMG, electromyography

FACS, fluorescence-activated cell sorter

FDP, fibrinogen degradation product

g, gram (kg)

g, unit(s) of gravity

γ-GT, gamma glutamyltranspeptidase

hr, hour(s)

H&E, hematoxylin and eosin stain

HDL, high density lipoprotein

HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography

HPV, human papilloma virus

Ig, immunoglobulin (IgG)

IU, international unit(s)

kb, kilobase

L, liter (ml)

LDH, lactic dehydrogenase

LDL, low density lipoprotein

M, molar (mM)

meq, milliequivalent(s)

MHC, major histocompatibility antigen

min, minute(s)

mmHg, millimeter(s) of mercury

mo, month(s)

mol, mole(s)

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging

mRNA, messenger RNA

n, number in study, group

No., number(s)

NS, not significant

NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

oC, degree of Celcius

OD, optical density

P, probability

PET, positron emission tomography

PCR, polymerase chain reaction

PSA, prostate specific antigen

PT, prothrombin time

r, correlation coefficient

RFLP, restriction fragment length polymorphism

RIA, radioimmunoassay

RNA, ribonucleic acid

RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase PCR

sec, second(s)

SD, standard deviation

SEM, standard error of the mean

t test, Student's t test

U, unit(s)

UV, ultraviolet

V, volt(s)

vol, volume(s) (vol/vol)

wk, week(s)

wt, weight (wt/vol)

yr, year(s)