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English
Etymology
From meta- + vinculin.
Noun
metavinculin (uncountable)
- A splice variant of the protein vinculin, found in smooth muscle and skeletal muscle.
2016 January 1, “A Haplotype of Two Novel Polymorphisms in δ-Sarcoglycan Gene Increases Risk of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Mongoloid Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:About half of the genes encode sarcomeric proteins including α-cardiac actin, myosin heavy chain, troponin, tropomyosin, metavinculin, α-actinin and therefore overlap with those in HCM.