| Acronym | Meaning |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| DHHS | Dept. Of Health And Human Services |
| EMBL | European Mol. Biol. Lab. |
| BTP | Biotechnology Training Programs |
| ESHG | European Society Of Human Genetics |
| CM | Centimorgan |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| HSA | Human Serum Albumin |