| Acronym | Meaning |
| NACHGR | Natl. Advisory Council For Human Genome Res. |
| HGMIS | Human Genome Management Information System |
| CHH | Cartilage-hair Hypoplasia |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| ASHG | American Society For Human Genetics |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |