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The Kell blood group locus is close to the cystic fibrosis locus on chromosome 7

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Linkage analysis confirmed the assignment of the Kell blood group locus to chromosome 7.

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  1. Department of Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1901 Perdido Street, 70112, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Kavita R. Purohit, Laura J. Ward & Bronya J. B. Keats

  2. Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA

    James L. Weber

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Purohit, K.R., Weber, J.L., Ward, L.J. et al. The Kell blood group locus is close to the cystic fibrosis locus on chromosome 7. Hum Genet 89, 457–458 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194323

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