| Acronym | Meaning |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| SERGG | Southeast Regional Genetics Group |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| ICHG | International Congress Of Human Genetics |
| BTCI | BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| GRC | Gordon Res. Conf. |
| IBEX | International Biotechnology EXpo |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |