| Acronym | Meaning |
 | NORD | National Organization For Rare Disorders |
 | HELSRD | Health Effects And Life Science Research Division |
 | PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
 | BTCI | BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute |
 | UCB | University Of California |
 | ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
 | CHOP | Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
 | SNRNP | Small Nuclear Ribonucleo Protein Particle |
 | FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
 | EMBO | European Molecular Biology Organisation |