| Acronym | Meaning |
| BIO | Biotechnology Industry Organization |
| IVD | In Vitro Diagnostic |
| RH | Radiation Hybrid |
| NASA | Natl. Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| BCM | Baylor College Of Medicine |
| CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
| GDB/OMIM | Genome Database/Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
| SSR | Simple Sequence Repeat |
| TCR | T-cell Receptor |
| GESTEC | Genome Science And Technology Center |