| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ioncyclotron Resonance |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| MGD | Mouse Genome Database |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| ICGEB | International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology |
| AANP | American Association Of Neuropathologists |
| NSF | Natl. Sci. Foundation |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |