| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| EDS | Electronic Data Submission |
| CONTIG | Consortium Of Teachers In Genetics |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| OHER | Office Of Health And Environmental Research |
| GMCRF | General Motors Cancer Res. Foundation |
| CMT | Charcot-Marie-Tooth |
| PACHG | Program Advisory Committee On The Human Genome |
| TIGR | The Inst. For Genomic Research |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |