| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGCC | Human Genome Coordinating Committee |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| DIMACS | Center For Discrete Math. & Theoretical Comp. Sci. |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |
| AAP | Association Of American Physicians |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| ASIP | American Society For Investigative Pathologists |
| HGN | Human Genome News |