| Acronym | Meaning |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| PACHG | Program Advisory Committee On The Human Genome |
| SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
| ORDA | NIH Office Of Recombinant DNA Activities |
| GESTEC | Genome Science And Technology Center |
| SSLP | Single-sequence Length Polymorphism |
| IVD | In Vitro Diagnostic |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| UT | University Of Tennessee |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |