| Acronym | Meaning |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| GSDB | Genome Sequence Data Base |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| CSHL | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| ORDA | NIH Office Of Recombinant DNA Activities |
| AIBS | Am. Inst. Of Biol. Soc. |
| NIH | National Institutes Of Health |
| NSF | Natl. Sci. Foundation |
| HGN | Human Genome News |
| SIM | Society For Industrial Microbiology |