| Acronym | Meaning |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| DOE | Department Of Energy |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| AGT | Association Of Genetic Technologists |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| ARP | American Registry Of Pathology |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| ABA | Australian Biotechnol. Assoc. |
| MGD | Mouse Genome Database |