| Acronym | Meaning |
| CTG | Trinucleotide Repeat |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| ABIC | Agricultural Biotechnology Intl. Conf. |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| ANGIS | Australian National Genomic Info. Service |
| GPI | Genetics And Public Issues Program |
| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |
| NLGLP | National Laboratory Gene Library Project |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |