| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAAI | American Association ForArtificial Intelligence |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| FAP | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis |
| FVEA | Fundacion Valenciana De Estudios Avanzados |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| MNBWS | Miami Nature Biotechnology Winter Symposium |
| CORN | Council Of Regional Networks For Genetic Services |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| UC | University Of California |
| CEPH | Centre D'Etude Du Polymorphisme Humain |