| Acronym | Meaning |
| MDA | Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. |
| MGD | Mouse Genome Database |
| HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
| CIMB | Center For International Meeting On Biology |
| HGCC | Human Genome Coordinating Committee |
| ASLME | American Society Of Law |
| CATCMB/CUA | Center For Advanced Training In Cell And Molecular Biology/Catholic Univ. Of America |
| SIMS | Societal Institute Of The Mathematical Sciences |
| NLM | National Library Of Medicine |
| STS | Sequence-tagged Site |