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

Name	ALFRED UID	Primary Language	Language Family
Jamaican	PO000530I

Synonyms:
Geographic Location¹: 18.5N, 78.5W; 17.5N, 76W

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: Jamaica

Sample UID: SA002383Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of HTLV-nagative persons of African descent in Jamaica.

Number of Chromosomes: 252

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Hisada M, Lal RB, Masciotra S, Rudolph DL, Martin MP, Carrington M, Wilks RJ, Manns A "Chemokine receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of human T lymphotropic virus type I infection in Jamaica". J Infect Dis. 185:1351-4. (2002) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Jamaica

Sample UID: SA002537R

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Jamaica. This sample was collected as part of anthropological surveys of investigation of non-HIV related medical conditions.

Number of Chromosomes: 238

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: Jamaican

Sample UID: SA004021H

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from Jamaica.

Number of Chromosomes: 200

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mead S, Stumpf MP, Whitfield J, Beck JA, Poulter M, Campbell T, Uphill JB, Goldstein D, Alpers M, Fisher EM, Collinge J. "Balancing selection at the prion protein gene consistent with prehistoric kurulike epidemics". Science. 300:640-3. (2003) Online citation.

Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Jamaican

Sample UID: SA001163L

Sample Description:This sample consists of Jamaicans provided by Dr. George Duncan, Broward County Sheriff's Department, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA).

Number of Chromosomes: 388

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Budowle B, Moretti TR, Baumstark AL, Defenbaugh DA, Keys KM. "Population data on the thirteen CODIS core short tandem repeat loci in African Americans, U.S. Caucasians, Hispanics, Bahamians, Jamaicans, and Trinidadians". J Forensic Sci. 44:1277-1286. (1999) 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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