| Acronym | Meaning |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| SCAN | Sequence Comparison ANalysis Program |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| AFMR | American Federation Of Medical Research |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| CHH | Cartilage-hair Hypoplasia |
| ARP | American Registry Of Pathology |