| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| DHHS | Dept. Of Health And Human Services |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| OPRR | Office Of Protection From Res. Risks |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SULS | Suffolk Univ. Law School |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| AGSG | Alliance Of Genetic Support Groups (now Genetic Alliance) |