The ALlele FREquency Database    ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation.

Polymorphism Information

Frequency on Map:    

The nomenclature used for allele designation is after Boerwinkle et al. which is based on the number of repeat units. The majority of the A+T-rich repeat units are 14-16 bp long begining with multiple thymines (Boerwinkle et al. 1989).
Alleles:

Allele Name	Allele Symbol	Description
29	29
30	30
31	31
33	33
35	35
36	36
37	37
39	39
41	41
43	43
45	45
47	47
49	49
51	51
53	53
55	55

References:
- Boerwinkle E, Xiong WJ, Fourest E, Chan L. "Rapid typing of tandemly repeated hypervariable loci by the polymerase chain reaction: application to the apolipoprotein B 3' hypervariable region". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 86:212-6. (1989) Online citation.

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