| Acronym | Meaning |
 | SIB | Society For Industrial Biology |
 | FMF | Familial Mediterranean Fever |
 | OBER | Office Of Biological And Environmental Research |
 | UNC | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |
 | RAPD | Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA |
 | HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
 | SNP | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism |
 | NIGMS | Natl. Institute Of General Medical Sciences |
 | ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
 | IMAGE | Integrated Molecular Analysis Of Gene Expression |