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