Data Conventions
Glossary
Acronyms used across the UCSF documentation and what they stand for. Hover any underlined acronym on other pages to see its definition.
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABA | Applied Behavior Analysis |
| ACMG | American College of Medical Genetics |
| ADDM | Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring |
| ADHD | Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AE | Adverse Event |
| AEP | Auditory Evoked Potential |
| ARIA | Aligning Research to Impact Autism |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ASO | Antisense Oligonucleotide |
| ASSR | Auditory Steady State Response |
| BIDS | Brain Imaging Data Structure |
| BIDS-EEG | Brain Imaging Data Structure extension for EEG |
| BR | Beta Release |
| CAS | Coalition for Aligning Science |
| CCC | Clinical Coordinating Center |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| CDR | Centralized Data Repository |
| CMA | Chromosomal Microarray Analysis |
| Co-I | Co-Investigator |
| CRF | Case Report Form |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| DCC | Data Coordinating Center |
| DD | Data Dictionary |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition |
| EDC | Electronic Data Capture |
| EDF | European Data Format |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| EGI | Electrical Geodesics, Inc. |
| ELAN | Open-source software for annotation of audio and video recordings |
| ET | Eye Tracking |
| ETL | Extract, Transform, Load |
| EVOCA | Exploration of Vocalizations |
| FXS | Fragile X Syndrome |
| GoF | Gain of Function |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| iPSC | Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell |
| LAR | Legally Authorized Representative |
| LassoSAFE | Secure Analytics for Federated Exploration |
| LENA | Language ENvironment Analysis |
| LoF | Loss of Function |
| MADE | Maryland Analysis of Developmental EEG |
| MOP | Manual of Procedures |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MV | Minimally Verbal |
| MV/NV | Minimally verbal / Nonverbal |
| NDD | Neurodevelopmental Disabilities |
| NV | Nonverbal |
| NV/MV | Nonverbal / Minimally Verbal |
| ORCA | Observer Reported Communication Ability |
| PAC | Platform Access Certificate |
| PAG | Patient Advocacy Group |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PLR | Pupillary Light Reflex |
| PM | Project Manager |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QC | Quality Control |
| RA | Research Assistant |
| RACI | Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed |
| RBA | Risk-benefit assessment |
| RBAC | Role-Based Access Control |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| ROSCO | Rapid Online Sample of Communication |
| RR | Return of Results |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SOC 2 | System and Organization Controls 2 |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SPL | Sound Pressure Level |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TSC | Tuberous Sclerosis Complex |
| TSV | Tab-Separated Values |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles |
| UCSF | University of California, San Francisco |
| VEP | Visual Evoked Potential |
| VPAT | Voluntary Product Accessibility Template |
| WG | Workgroup |
| WGS | Whole Genome Sequencing |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WPS | Western Psychological Services |