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by CreRecombinase 881 days ago
No. OTOF is the gene symbol. Referring to the gene as otoferlin is perfectly legitimate
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JR1427 880 days ago
Exactly. 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)
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