| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICGEB | International Centre For Genetic Engineering And Biotechnology |
| ECB | European Congress On Biotechnology |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| ABI | Applied Biosystems |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |