Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamartin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hamartin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peripheral membrane protein encoded in humans by the TSC1 gene, and implicated as a tumor suppressor.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Notably, in breast cancer, relative low expression of hamartin and tuberin (TSC1 and TSC2 products, respectively) is associated with poor clinical outcome, and depletion of tuberin promotes metastasis."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hamartin mean?: A peripheral membrane protein encoded in humans by the TSC1 gene, and implicated as a tumor suppressor.

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