| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research |
| NFCR | National Foundation For Cancer Research |
| SDC | San Diego Conference |
| RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
| UT | University Of Tennessee |
| TIGR/NIST | The Inst. For Genomic Res./Natl. Inst. Of Standards And Technol. |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| HGM | Human Genome Meeting |
| AACC | American Association For Clinical Chemistry |