| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| HGMIS | Human Genome Management Information System |
| ANGIS | Australian National Genomic Info. Service |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| IVD | In Vitro Diagnostic |
| GSA | Genetics Societies Of America |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |