| Acronym | Meaning |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. |
| IMACS | International Association For Mathematics And Computers In Simulation |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| ASIP | American Society For Investigative Pathologists |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| KB | Kilobase |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act |
| HAEC | Human Artificial Episomal Chromosome |
| UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |