| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| CLMA | Clinical Laboratory Management Association |
| AES | American Electrophoresis Society |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| AAP | Association Of American Physicians |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| ASPET | American Society For Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| FEBS | Fed. Of Eur. Biochem. Soc. |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |