| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIGMS | National Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
| PAC | P1 Artificial Chromosome |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| ASBMB | American Society For Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| HSA | Human Serum Albumin |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| PACHG | Program Advisory Committee On The Human Genome |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |