| Acronym | Meaning |
| SBH | Sequencing By Hybridization |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| EURESCO | European Research Conferences |
| UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |
| NORD | National Organization For Rare Disorders |
| BDG | Batten's Disease Gene |
| MGC | Mouse Genome Conference |