Pharmacogenetics
Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms
ABPI Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
ACGT Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALDH Aldehyde dehydrogenase
ALL Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
CML Chronic myeloid leukaemia
CPMP Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products
CSM Committee on the Safety of Medicines
DOH Department of Health
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPA Data Protection Act 1998
EFPIA European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
EMEA European Medicines Evaluation Agency
EU European Union
FDA Food and Drug Administration (US)
GAIC Genetics and Insurance Committee
GP General practitioner
GSK GlaxoSmithKline
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HGAC Human Genetics Advisory Commission
HGC Human Genetics Commission
MCA Medicines Control Agency
MDA Medical Devices Agency
MHRA Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MRC Medical Research Council
NHS National Health Service
NHSIA NHS Information Authority
NAW National Assemblies of Wales
NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence
ODA Orphan Drug Act 1983 (US)
PHARMAC Pharmaceutical Management Agency (New Zealand)
QALY Quality-adjusted life year
RNA Ribonucleic acid
SNP Single nucleotide polymorphism
TPMT Thiopurine methyltransferase
UK United Kingdom
US United States of America
VNTR Variable number of tandem repeats