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

Population Information

NameALFRED UIDPrimary LanguageLanguage Family
AmbalakarerPO000417MIndo-European

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  16N, 73.25E; 8N, 81E  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Population Description: 

Middle Caste

Being curated


References:

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Ambalakarer

Sample UID: SA000742N

Sample Description:The Ambalakarer represent a middle caste in Southern India. They have a Dravidian Linguistic affiliation. This sample was drawn with informed consent from individuals. The individuals were unrelated to the first cousin level.

Number of Chromosomes: 100

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Basu A, Mukherjee N, Roy S, Sengupta S, Banerjee S, Chakraborty M, Dey B, Roy M, Roy B, Bhattacharyya NP, Roychoudhury S, Majumder PP "Ethnic India: A Genomic View, with Special Reference to Peopling and Structure". Genome Res 13:2277-2290. (2003) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Ambalakarer

Sample UID: SA002284Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated Ambalakarer individuals, a caste from South India. Ethnicity was confirmed by the participants and the individuals were unrelated at least to the second cousin level.

Number of Chromosomes: 100

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Majumder PP, Dey B "Absence of the HIV-1 protective Delta ccr5 allele in most ethnic populations of India". Eur J Hum Genet. 9:794-6. (2001) Online citation.

1Geographic Coordinates represent two opposite corners of a rectangle encompassing the area where the population lives.This data is preliminary and changing.

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