| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIGMS | National Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| KB | Kilobase |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| MMRF | Marshfield Medical Research Foundation |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| IOM | Institute Of Medicine |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| AACC | American Association For Clinical Chemistry |