| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |
| DMD | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| SULS | Suffolk Univ. Law School |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| SCE | School Of Continuing Education |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |
| NSGC | National Society Of Genetic Counselors |
| IBI | Institute For Biotechnology Information |