| Acronym | Meaning |
| DM | Myotonic Dystrophy |
| GLARGG | Great Lakes Regional Genetics Group |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| EMG | Encyclopedia Of The Mouse Genome |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| OSU | Oregon State University |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |