| Acronym | Meaning |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |
| UMBC | University Of Maryland |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| NSF | Natl. Sci. Foundation |