| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAPBC | Natl. Action Plan On Breast Cancer |
| CIOMS | Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences |
| SERGG | Southeast Regional Genetics Group |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| CDNA | Complementary DNA |
| NLM | National Library Of Medicine |
| IMA | Institute For Mathematics And Its Applications |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |