Select Committee on Science and Technology Fifth Report


LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ABI  Association of British Insurers

ABPI  Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

BSHG  British Society for Human Genetics

CEST  Centre for Exploitation of Science & Technology

CEO  Chief Executive Officer

CIS  Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd

CRC  Cancer Research Campaign

DNA  Deoxyribonucleic acid

GAIC  Genetics and Insurance Committee

GIG  Genetics Interest Group

GSK  GlaxoSmithKline

HGAC  Human Genetics Advisory Commission

HGC  Human Genetics Commission

NGU  Nominated Genetics Underwriter

NHS  National Health Service

SNPs  Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

UKFGI  UK Forum for Genetics and Insurance


 
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