Sample Name: Puna

Sample UID: SA000832N

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from the Puna region in the Province of Salta (Northwest Argentina). Samples were collected in Cobres and in San Antonio de los Cobres.

Number of Chromosomes: 214

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References:
- Albeza MV, Picornell A, Acreche N, Tomas C, Castro JA, Ramon MM "Genetic variability at 14 STR loci in the Puna population of north western Argentina". Int J Legal Med 116:126-32. (2002) Online citation.

Sample Name: Chaco

Sample UID: SA001961R

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Chago, a northern province of Argentina.

Number of Chromosomes: 112

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References:
- Marino M, Sala A, Corach D. "Genetic analysis of the populations from Northern and Mesopotamian provinces of Argentina by means of 15 autosomal STRs". Forensic Sci Int. 160:224-230. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: Buenos Aires

Sample UID: SA002743Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from Buenos Aires, Argentina who were recruited as controls for a study on upper aero-digestive cancer. Controls were frequency matched on age, sex and centre from the same hospitals as cases.

Number of Chromosomes: 406

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References:
- Hashibe M, McKay JD, Curado MP, Oliveira JC, Koifman S, Koifman R, Zaridze D, Shangina O, Wünsch-Filho V, Eluf-Neto J, Levi JE, Matos E, Lagiou P, Lagiou A, Benhamou S et.al. "Multiple ADH genes are associated with upper aerodigestive cancers". Nat Genet. 40:707-9. (2008) Online citation.

Sample Name: Argentine

Sample UID: SA001392P

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated volunteer donors , collected at the Hemopathy Service of San Martin Hospital in Buenos Aires Metropolitan area.

Number of Chromosomes: 1464

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References:
- Sala A, Penacino G, Carnese R, Corach D. "Reference database of hypervariable genetic markers of Argentina: application for molecular anthropology and forensic casework". Electrophoresis. 20:1733-9. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Corrientes

Sample UID: SA001962S

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Corrientes, a province of Argentina.

Number of Chromosomes: 86

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References:
- Marino M, Sala A, Corach D. "Genetic analysis of the populations from Northern and Mesopotamian provinces of Argentina by means of 15 autosomal STRs". Forensic Sci Int. 160:224-230. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: La Plata, urban

Sample UID: SA000258P

Sample Description:The La Plata sample is an urban Spanish speaking linguistic group from the Gran La Palta Region in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This urban sample includes workers undergoing blood testing for job admission, suspects and victims from forensic cases, and laboratory personelle. This sample was provided by Francisco R. Carnese, from the Instituto de Ciencias Anthropolgicas, University of Bueno Aires, and Francisco Rothhammer, from the Departmento do Biologia Celular y Genetica, University of Chile.

Number of Chromosomes: 200

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References:
- Tourret MN, Catanesi CI, Vidal-Rioja L. "Variability of the F13B Locus in South American Populations". Hum. Biol. 72:707-714. (2000) Online citation.

- Tourret N, Camelo JL, Vidal-Rioja L "Allele frequencies of six STR loci in Argentine populations". J Forensic Sci 44:1265-1269. (1999)

Sample Name: Formosa

Sample UID: SA001960Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Formosa, a northern province of Argentina.

Number of Chromosomes: 156

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Marino M, Sala A, Corach D. "Genetic analysis of the populations from Northern and Mesopotamian provinces of Argentina by means of 15 autosomal STRs". Forensic Sci Int. 160:224-230. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: Salta

Sample UID: SA001958X

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Salta, a northern province of Argentina.

Number of Chromosomes: 166

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Marino M, Sala A, Corach D. "Genetic analysis of the populations from Northern and Mesopotamian provinces of Argentina by means of 15 autosomal STRs". Forensic Sci Int. 160:224-230. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: Argentinian Europeans

Sample UID: SA000304H

Sample Description:This sample contains Europeans, who were randomly selected from unrelated volunteer donors at the Hospital San Martin, Department of Hemotherapy, Buenos Aires.

Number of Chromosomes: 922

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References:
- Sala A, Penacino G, Corach D. "Comparison of allele frequencies of eight STR loci from Argentinian Amerindian and European populations". Hum. Biol. 70:937-47. (1998) Online citation.

Sample Name: Argentine

Sample UID: SA001307L

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated healthy volunteer donors born in Rosario City, Sante Fe province of Argentina.

Number of Chromosomes: 540

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References:
- Tenaglia M, Scollo A, Tripaldi R, Grappiolo I, Perichon AM. "Genetic data on nine STRs (CSF1PO, TPOX, THO1, F13AO1, FESFPS, vWA, D16S539, D7S820 and D13S317) and two VNTRs (D1S80 and D17S5) in Rosario population, Santa Fe Argentine". Forensic Sci Int. 141:185-187. (2004) Online citation.

Sample Name: Missones

Sample UID: SA001959Y

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Missones, a province of Argentina.

Number of Chromosomes: 338

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Marino M, Sala A, Corach D. "Genetic analysis of the populations from Northern and Mesopotamian provinces of Argentina by means of 15 autosomal STRs". Forensic Sci Int. 160:224-230. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: Buenos Aires

Sample UID: SA003151K

Sample Description:This sample consists of randomly selected subjects from 3 health centers in Buenos Aires City, belonging to the University Hospital of Universidad Abierta Intermericana. Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants.

Number of Chromosomes: 172

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References:
- Fridman O, Porcile R, Vanasco V, Junco MN, Gariglio L, Potenzoni MA, Bañes I, Morales A "Study on homocysteine levels and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variant (C677T) in a population of Buenos Aires City". Clin Exp Hypertens. 30::574-84. (2008) Online citation.

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