| Acronym | Meaning |
| OBER | Office Of Biological And Environmental Research |
| RARA | Retinoic Acid Receptor |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| ACMG | American College Of Medical Genet. |
| CHH | Cartilage-hair Hypoplasia |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| ICGEB | International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology |
| AAI | American Association Of Immunologists |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| HHMI | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |