| Acronym | Meaning |
 | MGI | Microbial Genome Initiative |
 | OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
 | GPI | Genetics And Public Issues Program |
 | DDBJ | DNA Data Bank Of Japan |
 | AFMR | American Federation Of Medical Research |
 | MS | Mass Spectrometry |
 | ISONG | Intl. Soc. Of Nurses In Genet. |
 | DOE | Department Of Energy |
 | HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
 | SIAM | Society For Industrial And Applied Mathematics |