5-HT T serotonin transporter 5-hydroxytryptamine
A1AT alpha-1-antitrypsin
ACTH adrenocorticotropin hormone
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADR adverse drug reaction
ANS autonomic nervous system
ApoE apolipoprotein E
ATM ataxia telangiectasia mutated
AVP arginine vasopressin
BEN “Benin” β-globin gene haplotype
BIND Biomolecular Interactions Newtwork Database
BMI body mass index
bp base pairs
BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene 1
BRCA2 Breast Cancer Gene 2
CAR “Central African Republic” β-globin gene haplotype
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CF cystic fibrosis
CGAP Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CNS central nervous system
CPS Current Population Study
CRF corticotropin releasing factor
CRH corticotropin-releasing hormone
CRISP Computer Retrieval on Information on Scientific Projects
CRP C-reactive protein
CVD cardiovascular disease
CYP cytochrome P450
CYP2D6 cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily D, polypeptide 6
CYP3A4 cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4
dbSNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database
DES diethylstilbestrol
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DRD4 dopamine receptor D4
DVT deep vein thrombosis
EAE experimental allergic encephalomyelitis
EC Enzyme Commission
EcoCyc Encyclopedia of Escherichia Coli K-12 Genes and Metabolism
EGP Environmental Genome Project
ENRICHD Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients
ER estrogen receptor a
ERCC2 excision repair cross-complementing group 2
F344 Fischer 344 rat strain
FDR false discovery rate
FEW family-wise type I error rates
GAI Genetic Annotation Initiative
GSF German National Center for Environment and Health
GSTM1 glutathione S-transferase M1
GSTP1 glutathione S-transferase pi
GSTT1 glutathione S-transferase theta 1
HaploChIP haplotype-specific chromatin immunoprecipitation
HapMap International Haplotype Mapping Project
Hb S sickle hemoglobin
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
IDR interdisciplinary research
IL-1 interleukin-1
IOM Institute of Medicine
IRB Institutional Review Board
KEGG Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
LD linkage disequilibrium
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LDL-R low-density lipoprotein receptor
LEW Lewis rat strain
MALDI-TOF matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight
MAOA monoamine oxidase A
MC4R melanocortin 4 receptor
MeSH medical subject headings
MIAME Minimum Information About a Microarray Experiment
MIPS Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences
mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
MTO Moving To Opportunity
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NAT2 N-acetyltransferase 2
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCI National Cancer Institute
NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
NRC National Research Council
NRSA National Research Service Act
NSF National Science Foundation
OBSSR Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
OC oral contraceptive
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
OR odds ratio
p53 tumor suppressor gene p53
p450 cytochrome P450
PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PI Principle Investigator
PNI psychoneuroimmunology
PKU phenylketonuria
P/T promotion and tenure
RD risk difference
RFA Request for Applications
RNA ribonucleic acid
RR risk ratio
SAGE serial analysis of gene expression
SCPD Promoter Database of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
SCW streptococcal cell wall
SEI Socioeconomic Index
SEN “Senegal” β-globin gene haplotype
SEPA Science Education Partnership Award
SES socioeconomic status
SIV simian immunodeficiency virus
SNP single nucleotide polymorphism
SNS sympathetic nervous system
SSRI selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor
TPMT thiopurine S-methyltransferase
U.S. DHHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
V1aR vasopressin-1a receptor
WHO World Health Organization
WIT What Is There?
XRCC1 x-ray cross complementing group 1