| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| AFMR | American Federation Of Medical Research |
| IG | IntelliGenetics |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| CMT | Charcot-Marie-Tooth |
| HGCC | Human Genome Coordinating Committee |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| IU | Indiana University |