dystrophin
dys·tro·phin
noun \ˈdis-trə-ˌfin\Definition of DYSTROPHIN
: a protein that is associated with a transmembrane complex of skeletal muscle cells and that is absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and deficient or defective in Becker muscular dystrophy
Origin of DYSTROPHIN
dystrophy + 1-in
First Known Use: 1987
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