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Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms." National Research Council. 2014. Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18829.
| ACMG | American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics |
| Add Health | National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| ClinSeq | a large-scale medical sequencing clinical research pilot study (sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute) |
| CSER | Clinical Sequencing Research Project |
| dbGaP | database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information) |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that encodes genetic instructions |
| EGAPP | Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Initiative Working Group |
| eMERGE | electronic MEdical Records and GEnomics Network |
| GENEVA | Gene Environment Association Studies consortium |
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms." National Research Council. 2014. Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18829.
| GIFs | genetic incidental findings |
| GWAS | genome-wide association study that examines many common genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait |
| HapMap | the International HapMap Project is a multicountry effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences in human beings |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a slowly replicating retrovirus that causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| HRS | Health and Retirement Study |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| IRB | institutional review board |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NCS | National Children’s Study |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHGRI | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NSHAP | National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project |
| PEER | Genetic Alliance’s Platform for Engaging Everyone Responsibly |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research consortium |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms, the most common type of genetic variation among people. |
| WLS | Wisconsin Longitudinal Study |
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms." National Research Council. 2014. Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18829.
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms." National Research Council. 2014. Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18829.
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