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
GeorgiansPO000342J

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  43.5N, 40E; 41.25N, 46.5E  
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: Georgians

Sample UID: SA000512I

Sample Description:This sample was collected from healthy, unrelated native Georgians.

Number of Chromosomes: 134

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Nasidze I, Risch GM, Robichaux M, Sherry ST, Batzer MA, Stoneking M. "Alu insertion polymorphisms and the genetic structure of human populations from the Caucasus". Eur J Hum Genet 9:267-72. (2001) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Georgians

Sample UID: SA000687V

Sample Description:This sample was collected from healthy, unrelated native Georgians.

Number of Chromosomes: 136

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000512I

References:
- Nasidze I, Risch GM, Robichaux M, Sherry ST, Batzer MA, Stoneking M. "Alu insertion polymorphisms and the genetic structure of human populations from the Caucasus". Eur J Hum Genet 9:267-72. (2001) Online citation.

- Romualdi C, Balding D, Nasidze IS, Risch G, Robichaux M, Sherry ST, Stoneking M, Batzer MA, Barbujani G. "Patterns of human diversity, within and among continents, inferred from Biallilic DNA polymorphisms". Genome Res 12:602-612. (2002) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Georgians

Sample UID: SA002389W

Sample Description:This sample consists of women randomly selected from the cohort of pregnant women involved in the program of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Georgia.

Number of Chromosomes: 380

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kamkamidze G, Capoulade-Metay C, Butsashvili M, Dudoit Y, Chubinishvili O, Debre P, Theodorou L. "32-nucleotide deletion, associated with defence against hiv/aids, is a predominant mutation of CCR5 gene in the population of Georgia". Georgian Med News. 118:74-9. (2005) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Georgian

Sample UID: SA002499Y

Sample Description:This sample consists of Georgians.

Number of Chromosomes: 100

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Stephens JC, Reich DE, Goldstein DB, Shin HD, Smith MW et.al. "Dating the origin of the CCR5-Delta32 AIDS-resistance allele by the coalescence of haplotypes". Am J Hum Genet. 62:1507-15. (1998) 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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