| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAS | Natl. Academy Of Sciences |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| XIST | Candidate Gene For X-inactivation Center |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| GLARGG | Great Lakes Regional Genetics Group |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| MOD | March Of Dimes |
| GSA | Genetics Societies Of America |
| EST | Expressed Sequence Tag |