| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSHD | Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |
| IGES | International Genetics Epidemiology Societies |
| AANP | American Association Of Neuropathologists |
| MGD | Mouse Genome Database |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| IOM | Institute Of Medicine |
| TIGR | The Inst. For Genomic Research |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| ISAG | Intl. Society For Animal Genetics |
| ICGEB | International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology |