| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| ISMB | Intelligent Systems For Molecular Biology |
| FEBS | Fed. Of Eur. Biochem. Soc. |
| NBAC | Natl. Bioethics Advisory Commission |
| ANGIS | Australian National Genomic Info. Service |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |
| WSES | World Scientific And Engineering Society |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| PACHG | Program Advisory Committee On The Human Genome |