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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Oral Dis. 2012 Oct 28;19(4):327–346. doi: 10.1111/odi.12028
Abbreviation Term
aGVHD acute graft-versus-host disease
BAFF B Cell Activating Factor of the TNF Family
CD cluster of differentiation
cDC conventional dendritic cell
cGVHD chronic graft-versus-host disease
DC dendritic cell
GI gastrointestinal
GVHD graft-versus-host disease
GVT graft-versus-tumor
HLA human leukocyte antigen
HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplant
HSV herpes simplex virus
IFN interferon
IgA immunoglobulin A
IgG immunoglobulin G
IL interleukin
MHC major histocompatibility complex
MSG minor salivary gland
NIH National Institutes of Health
OMRS Schubert Oral Mucositis Rating Scale
OSCC oral squamous cell carcinomas
PCR polymerase chain reaction
pDC plasmacytoid dendritic cell
PUVA psoralen and ultraviolet A
SCC Squamous cell carcinomas
TBI total body irradiation
TGF transforming growth factor
Th T helper
TNF tumor necrosis factor
Treg regulatory T cell
UV ultraviolet
VH verrucous hyperplasic hyperplasia