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> His is an extremely rare form, caused by a mutation in a single gene, otoferlin No. Otoferlin is the protein encoded by the OTOF gene. I wish science journal
by aquafox 3y ago
> His is an extremely rare form, caused by a mutation in a single gene, otoferlin
No. Otoferlin is the protein encoded by the OTOF gene. I wish science journalists would be more science literal.
- CreRecombinase 3y agoNo. OTOF is the gene symbol. Referring to the gene as otoferlin is perfectly legitimate
- JR1427 3y agoExactly. Also, even if the gene and protein names were different, real scientists wouldn't get hung up on minor technical slip-ups like this, because everyone knows what is meant. (Former cell biologist)
- zooi 3y agoDid you mean "literate"?