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
IcelanderPO000784T

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  66N, 24W; 63N, 12W  

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: Iceland

Sample UID: SA002542N

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Iceland.

Number of Chromosomes: 204

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Martinson JJ, Chapman NH, Rees DC, Liu YT, Clegg JB. "Global distribution of the CCR5 gene 32-basepair deletion". Nat Genet 16:100-103. (1997) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Icelander

Sample UID: SA003987B

Sample Description:This sample consists of Icelanders from the Reykjavik metropolitan area. Specimens were collected after obtaining informed consent.

Number of Chromosomes: 416

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Georgsson G, Tryggvason T, Jonasdottir AD, Gudmundsson S, Thorgeirsdottir S. "Polymorphism of PRNP codons in the normal Icelandic population". Acta Neurol Scand. 113:419-25. (2006) Online citation.


Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Icelander

Sample UID: SA003276S

Sample Description:This sample consists of Icelanders.

Note: This sample information is not fully curated. For additional information about the sample, consult the publications under "References". The sample was entered as part of data submission by Eisenberg DA.

Number of Chromosomes: 370

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Eisenberg DA, Kuzawa, CW, Hayes MG "Worldwide allele frequencies of the human apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene: climate, local adaptations and evolutionary history". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 143:100-11. (2010) Online citation.

- Hallman DM, Boerwinkle E, Saha N, Sandholzer C, Menzel HJ, Csázár A, Utermann G "The apolipoprotein E polymorphism: a comparison of allele frequencies and effects in nine populations". Am J Hum Genet. 49:338-49.. (1991) 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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