| Acronym | Meaning |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development |
| IG | IntelliGenetics |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| DMD | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| CTG | Trinucleotide Repeat |
| QDFM | Quantitative DNA Fiber Mapping |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |