ANOVA	one-way analysis of variance
APSCT	autologous peripheral stem-cell transplantation
BEAM	BCNU, etoposide, cytosine arabinoside, melphalan
BMD	bone mineral density
BMT	bone marrow transplantation
CML	chronic myeloid leukemia
CMR	complete morphologic remission
CRP	c-reactive protein
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EBMT	European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
ELISA	enzyme linked immunosorbent assays
ER-α	estrogen receptor-α
ER-ß	estrogen receptor-ß
GCF	gingival crevicular fluid
GVHD	graft-versus-host disease
HSC	hematopoietic stem cell
HSCT	hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
HL	Hodgkin lymphoma
IgA	immunoglobulin A
sIgA	secretory immunoglobulin A
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
MBI	mucosal barrier injury
MNC	mononuclear cell
MM	multiple myeloma
NHL	non-Hodgkin lymphoma
OM	oral mucositis
OPN	osteopontin
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
P4	progesterone
PR	partial remission
SG	salivary gland
SIBLING	Small Integrin-Binding Ligand N-linked Glycoprotein
TBI	total body irradiation
UWS	unstimulated whole saliva
WBC	white blood cells
WHO	World Health Organization