| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University |
| MIMBD | Meet. On The Interconnection Of Mol. Biol. Databases |
| IOM | Institute Of Medicine |
| UW | University Of Washington |
| EUCIB | European Collaborative Interspecific Backcross |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| IARC | International Agency For Research On Cancer |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| GSA | Genetics Societies Of America |
| AWCH | Adelaide Women And Children's Hospital |