Sample Name: Bambara

Sample UID: SA003727T

Sample Description:This sample consists of Bambarans from southwest Mali. This sample was collected by the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (SMGF). Informed consent was obtained from all the study subjects at the sampling location and the western Institutional Review Board approved all procedures.

Number of Chromosomes: 50

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References:
- Xing J, Watkins WS, Shlien A, Walker E, Huff CD, Witherspoon DJ, Zhang Y, Simonson TS, Weiss RB, Schiffman JD, Malkin D, Woodward SR, Jorde LB. "Toward a more uniform sampling of human genetic diversity: a survey of worldwide populations by high-density genotyping". Genomics 96:199-210. (2010) Online citation.

Sample Name: Bambara (Mali)

Sample UID: SA000391N

Sample Description:This sample consist of young adults living in the country of Mali, which is located in sub-Saharan Africa. The subjects are mainly males for whom information on their parents' ethnic background has been obtained.

Number of Chromosomes: 32

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References:
- Zekraoui L, Lagarde JP, Raisonnier A, Gerard N, Aouizerate A, Lucotte G. "High Frequency of the Apolipoprotein E*4 Allele in African Pygmies and Most of the African Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa". Hum. Biol. 69:575-81. (1997) Online citation.

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