| Acronym | Meaning |
| NORD | National Organization For Rare Disorders |
| NCGR | National Center For Genome Resources |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| WHS | Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| AGSG | Alliance Of Genetic Support Groups (now Genetic Alliance) |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| NFID | National Foundation For Infectious Diseases |