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Meaning of hamartin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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