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
EmiratiPO000349Q

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  26N, 51E; 22N, 56.5E  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Population Description: Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Sample UID: SA000521I

Sample Description:This sample was collected in Dubai, which is located in the country of the United Arab Emirates.

Number of Chromosomes: 84

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Stoneking M, Fontius JJ, Clifford SL, Soodyall H, Arcot SS, Saha N, Jenkins T, Tahir MA, Deininger PL, Batzer MA. "Alu insertion polymorphisms and human evolution: evidence for a larger population size in Africa ". Genome Res 7:1061-71. (1997) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Dubai

Sample UID: SA001776V

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated Dubai (United Arab Emirates) locals.

Number of Chromosomes: 448

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Alshamali F, Alkhayat AQ, Budowle B, Watson ND. "STR population diversity in nine ethnic populations living in Dubai". Forensic Sci Int. 152:267-279. (2005) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: UAE

Sample UID: SA001301F

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated volunteer donors from the native populations in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Number of Chromosomes: 456

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mohammed AA, Linacre AM, Vanezis P, Goodwin W. "STR data for the GenePrint PowerPlex 1.2 system loci from three United Arab Emirates populations". Forensic Sci Int. 119:328-329. (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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