| Acronym | Meaning |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| DM | Myotonic Dystrophy |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| NCSL | National Conference Of State Legislatures |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| ASCB | American Society For Cell Biology |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| HUGO | Human Genome Organisation |