| Acronym | Meaning |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |
| OPRR | Office Of Protection From Res. Risks |
| MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. |
| DHHS | Dept. Of Health And Human Services |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |
| IUBMB | Intl. Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| RLGS | Restriction Landmark Genomic Scanning |
| IBI | Institute For Biotechnology Information |