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progerin

progerin noun: a truncated version of the protein lamin A, involved in progeria.

Noun

progerin (uncountable)

  1. A truncated version of the protein lamin A, involved in progeria.

Origin of progerin

From progeria + -in.

Questions about progerin

What does progerin mean?
Progerin means a truncated version of the protein lamin A, involved in progeria.
What part of speech is progerin?
Progerin is a noun.

Words near progerin in the dictionary

  1. progeny
  2. progeoglycan
  3. progeria
  4. progerias
  5. progeric
  6. progerin
  7. progeroid
  8. progeroid syndrome of De Barsy
  9. progestagen
  10. progestagenic
  11. progestagens

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