| Acronym | Meaning |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research And Development Agreement |
| CCD | Charged Coupled Device |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| SERGG | Southeast Regional Genetics Group |
| CORN | Council Of Regional Networks For Genetic Services |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| IGES | International Genetics Epidemiology Societies |