| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMIA | American Medical Informatics Association |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| MMRF | Marshfield Medical Research Foundation |
| CTG | Trinucleotide Repeat |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| MBL | Marine Biological Laboratory |
| MS | Mass Spectrometry |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| AACC | American Association For Clinical Chemistry |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |