| Acronym | Meaning |
| NMHCC | National Managed Health Care Congress |
| EST | Expressed Sequence Tag |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| HERAC | Health And Environmental Research Advisory Committee |
| FEBS | Fed. Of Eur. Biochem. Soc. |
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting Enzyme |
| KB | Kilobase |
| SCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| BTP | Biotechnology Training Programs |