| Acronym | Meaning |
| AES | American Electrophoresis Society |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |
| WLMG | Wellcome Laboratory For Molecular Genetics |
| YAC | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
| EMG | Encyclopedia Of The Mouse Genome |
| ARP | American Registry Of Pathology |
| MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
| NCSU | North Carolina State University |