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Ab - antibody
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ABC - Activity-specific Balance Confidence Scale
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ACASI - Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing
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AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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ALIVE – AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experience
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ART - antiretroviral therapy
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ARV – antiretroviral
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BMD - bone mineral density
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BOSS - Bone Strength Sub-study
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CAB - Community Advisory Board
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CADI - Computerized Assisted Direct Interview
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CAMACS - Center for the Analysis and Management of MACS data
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CCTA - Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
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CD4 - cluster of differentiation 4
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CD8 - cluster of differentiation 8
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CFAR – Centers for AIDS Research (program at the National Institutes of Health provides administrative and shared research support to synergistically enhance and coordinate high quality AIDS research projects)
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CKD – chronic kidney disease
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CNS - central nervous system
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CV - cardiovascular
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CVD - cardiovascular disease
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CVD3 - CVD 3 Substudy
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DACC - Data Analysis and Coordination Center
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dbGaP – The database of Genotypes and Phenotypes
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DMN - default mode and executive control networks
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DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid
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DXA - dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
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EC – Executive Committee
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ECG - electrocardiogram
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ECHO – echocardiogram
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ECHO – Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program
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EF - ejection fraction
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eGFR - estimated glomerular filtration rate
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ELISA - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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ESRD – end-stage renal disease
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FIS – food insecurity
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GATK - Genome Analysis Tool Kit
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GeoR – Geocoding Reviewer
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GRS - genetic risk score
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GWAS - genome-wide association study
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HAART - highly active antiretroviral therapy
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HAND - HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
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HBV - hepatitis B virus
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HCV - hepatitis C virus
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HDFs - HIV dependency factors
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HF - heart failure
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HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
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HPV - human papillomavirus
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IRB – Institutional Review Board
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KIR - killer immunoglobulin-like receptors
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LGBT - Los Angeles LGBT Center
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LR – Lab Reviewer
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MACS - Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
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MEGA - Multi-Ethnic Global Array
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MRA – medical record abstraction
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MRI 3 - MRI 3 Substudy
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MSM - men who have sex with men
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MSMW – men who have sex with men and women
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MWCCS - MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study
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NA-ACCORD – North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design
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NCAB - National Community Advisory Board
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NCI - National Cancer Institute
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NDI – National Death Index
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NHGRI - National Human Genome Research Institute
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NHLBI - National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
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NIA - National Institute On Aging
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NIAAA – National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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NIAID – National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases
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NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development
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NIDA - National Institute On Drug Abuse
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NIDCD - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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NIDCR - National Institute Of Dental & Craniofacial Research
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NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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NIH – National Institutes of Health
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NIMH - National Institute Of Mental Health
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NINDS - National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke
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NINR - National Institute Of Nursing Research
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NP - neuropsychology
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OSU - Ohio State University
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PD – Project Director
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PDR – Project Director Reviewer
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PFT - Pulmonary Function Test
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PI – Principal Investigator
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PINP - procollagen I N-terminal propeptide
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PLWH - people living with HIV
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QCT - quantitative computerized tomography
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rCBF - regional cerebral blood flow
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REAMDE# - tracking number assigned to a concept sheet
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RFA - Request for Applications
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RFP - Request for Proposals
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RNA - ribonucleic acid
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SAT - subcutaneous adipose tissue
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SC – Steering Committee
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SCD - sudden cardiac death
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SEER code – Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
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SHARE - Study to Help the AIDS Research Effort
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sIRB – single Institutional Review Board
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SPPB - Short Physical Performance Battery
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SR – Scientific Reviewer
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STAR - Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes
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STI – Sexually Transmitted Infection