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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene contains three highly informative microsatellites; IVS8CA, IVS17BTA and IVS17BCA. Fluorescent multiplexes of these microsatellites were assayed in 124 CF families carrying 15 different CFTR mutations, from N. Ireland.
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Hughes, D., Hill, A., Redmond, A. et al. Fluorescent multiplex microsatellites used to identify haplotype associations with 15 CFTR mutations in 124 Northern Irish CF families. Hum Genet 95, 462–464 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00208979
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