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We report a rare allele detected using pMP6d-9, a probe very closely linked to cystic fibrosis (CF), on digestion with MspI. This allele has been found in normal and CF chromosomes, and therefore cannot be related to the mutation causing the disease.
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Nunes, V., Casals, T., Gallano, P. et al. Detection of a rare allele with the pMP6d-9/MspI RFLP near the cystic fibrosis locus. Hum Genet 83, 305–306 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285181
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