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THE structural gene locus for the alpha chain of haptoglobin (α-Hp) in man seems1 to be on the long arm (q) of chromosome 16 linked2 to a fragile heterochromatically staining region (h). We here report measurements localizing this region, which we designate 16qh(.76).
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HECHT, F., TOLBY, B., MAGENIS, R. et al. Chromosomal Localization of the Heterochromatic Region 16qh(.76) linked to α-Haptoglobin in Man. Nature 233, 480 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233480a0
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