| Acronym | Meaning |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| AANP | American Association Of Neuropathologists |
| ARP | American Registry Of Pathology |
| EMBL | European Mol. Biol. Lab. |
| GMCRF | General Motors Cancer Res. Foundation |
| FRAXA | Fragile X Locus |