| Acronym | Meaning |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| GRAIL | Gene Recognition And Analysis Internet Link |
| IVD | In Vitro Diagnostic |
| OHER | Office Of Health And Environmental Research |
| HSA | Human Serum Albumin |
| ISTR | Institute For Science Training And Research |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| HICSS | Hawaii Intl. Conf. On Systems Sci. |
| IMGS | Intl. Mammalian Genome Society |
| GBASE | Genome Database Of The Mouse |