| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGSG | Alliance Of Genetic Support Groups (now Genetic Alliance) |
| WCCS | Workshop On Complete CDNA Sequencing |
| NHGRI | Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst. |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| ADA | Americans With Disabilities Act |