| Acronym | Meaning |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |
| CIRB | Colorado Institute For Research In Biotechnology |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| BACR | British Association For Cancer Research |
| NIST | Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technology |
| GDB | Genome Database |
| HGN | Human Genome News |
| IVD | In Vitro Diagnostic |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |