Do you think "Atoh" most likely to be pronounced as /ætəu/?

[NewHopeR]

Context:

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have shown that introducing a gene called Atoh1 into the cochleae of young mice can induce the formation of extra sensory hair cells.

[Tdol]

I would pronounce them as individual letters. (Not a geneticist)

[raindoctor]

Yes it is possible. Another possibility: a-toh, with the first vowel being a schwa.

[Barb_D]

And I would have said "ay (rhymes with hay)-toe." So I guess we need a scientist.

[Chicken Sandwich]

I would pronounce them as individual letters. (Not a geneticist)

That's how I would pronounce it as well since it's an abbreviation for Atonal homolog 1. Making one word out of it could cause some confusion, so I would just say A.T.O.H. 1.