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Appendix F
Acronyms

ADD –

attention deficit disorder

ADHD –

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADI –

Autism Diagnostic Interview

ADOS-G –

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-G

APA –

American Psychiatric Association

ASD –

autistic spectrum disorder

ATSDR –

Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry

BSS –

Biologic Surveillance Summaries

CDC –

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDD –

childhood disintegrative disorder

CI –

confidence interval

CISA –

Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment

CMI –

cell-mediated immunity

CNS –

central nervous system

ConA –

concanavalin A

COPUS –

Committee on the Public Understanding of Science

DNA –

deoxyribonucleic acid

DOE –

U.S. Department of Education

DSM-IV –

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fourth Edition

DT –

diphtheria-tetanus vaccine

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DTaP –

diphtheria-tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine

DTaPHib –

diphtheria-tetanus and acellular pertussis-Haemophilus influenzae B vaccine

DTP –

diphtheria-tetanus and pertussis vaccine

DTwP –

diphtheria-tetanus and whole-cell pertussis vaccine

DTwPHIB –

diphtheria-tetanus and whole-cell pertussis-H. influenzae B vaccine

ED –

U.S. Department of Education

EPA –

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EtHg –

ethyl mercury

FDA –

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

GABHS –

group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal

GI –

gastrointestinal

GPRD –

General Practice Research Database

HBV –

hepatitis B virus

Hg –

mercury

Hib –

H. influenzae type b vaccine

HMO –

health maintenance organization

HVR-3 –

third hypervariable region

IAVG –

Interagency Vaccine Group

IBD –

inflammatory bowel disease

ICD-10 –

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision

IDEA –

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IGF-1 –

insulin-like growth factor 1

IOM –

Institute of Medicine

IPV –

inactivated polio vaccine

IQ –

intelligence quotient score

LBW –

low birth weight

LEAD –

Leadership Education and Advocacy Development

LLDB –

large-linked database

LPS –

lipopolysaccharide

MADDSP –

Metropolitan Atlanta Disabilities Surveillance Program

MBP –

myelin basic protein

MECP2 –

methyl-CpG-binding protein 2

MFS –

Maudsley Family Study

MHC –

Maudsley Hospital Clinic; major histocompatibility complex

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MMR –

measles-mumps-rubella

MRI –

magnetic resonance imaging

mRNA –

messenger RNA (messenger ribonucleic acid)

MS –

methionine synthase; multiple sclerosis

MT –

metallothionein

NBCC –

National Breast Cancer Coalition

NBH –

National Board of Health

NDD –

neurodevelopmental delay

NIH –

National Institutes of Health

OD –

odds ratio

OPV –

oral polio vaccine

PANDAS –

pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection

PDD –

pervasive developmental disorder

PDD-NOS –

pervasive developmental disorder—not otherwise specified

PHA –

phytohemagluttinin

PHS –

U.S. Public Health Service

RICHS –

Regional Interactive Child Health Computing System

RR –

risk ratio

SISA –

Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis

SSPE –

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

TCV –

thimerosal-containing vaccine

TFV –

thimerosal-free vaccines

UK –

United Kingdom

USPHS –

United States Public Health Service

VAERS –

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

VICP –

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

VSD –

Vaccine Safety Datalink

WHO –

World Health Organization

wP –

whole-cell pertussis

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