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
MossiPO000286QMOORENiger-Congo

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  14.5N, 3W; 11N, .6E  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: Ethnologue: Language Description Record    Ethnologue: Country Description Record    Ethnologue: Language Map Record    
References: See references
Population Description: Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Burkina Faso

Sample UID: SA003154N

Sample Description:This sample consists of old Burkina Faso subjects aged 60-90 years. All participants gave informed consent and the local Ethical Committee in Burkina Faso approved the study.

Number of Chromosomes: 382

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Chillemi R, Angius A, Persico I, Sassu A, Prodi DA, Musumeci S "Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) from Mediterranean to Sub-Saharan Areas". Online Jourmal of Biological Sciences 6:28-34. (2005)

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Burkina Faso

Sample UID: SA003153M

Sample Description:This sample consists of young Burkina Faso subjects aged 20-45 years. All participants gave informed consent and the local Ethical Committee in Burkina Faso approved the study.

Number of Chromosomes: 382

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Chillemi R, Angius A, Persico I, Sassu A, Prodi DA, Musumeci S "Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) from Mediterranean to Sub-Saharan Areas". Online Jourmal of Biological Sciences 6:28-34. (2005)

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Mossi (Burkina Faso)

Sample UID: SA000401F

Sample Description:This sample consist of young adults living in the country of Burkina Faso, 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: 40

Relation to Other Samples:

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.

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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