| Acronym | Meaning |
| OHER | Office Of Health And Environmental Research |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| NYAS | New York Academy Of Science |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| CM | Centimorgan |
| FRAXA | Fragile X Locus |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| ISMB | Intelligent Systems For Molecular Biology |
| CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |