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Allelic dropout caused by allele-specific amplification failure in single-cell PCR of the cystic fibrosis ΔF508 deletion

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  1. Departmentof Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht IVF Laboratory, P.O. box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Jos C. F. M. Dreesen, Marijke Bras, Edith Coonen, John C. M. Dumoulin & Johannes L. H. Evers

  2. Department of Molecular Cell Biology & Genetics, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Joep P. M. Geraedts

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Dreesen, J.C.F.M., Bras, M., Coonen, E. et al. Allelic dropout caused by allele-specific amplification failure in single-cell PCR of the cystic fibrosis ΔF508 deletion. J Assist Reprod Genet 13, 112–114 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02072531

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