Hindu caste

Sample Name: Thakur

Sample UID: SA001173M

Sample Description:This sample consists of Hindi speaking Thakurs (Rajputs) from State of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Number of Chromosomes: 90

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References:
- Tandon M, Trivedi R, Kashyap VK. "Genomic diversity at 15 fluorescent labeled short tandem repeat loci in few important populations of State of Uttar Pradesh, India". Forensic Sci Int. 128:190-195. (2002) Online citation.

Sample Name: Rajput

Sample UID: SA000588V

Sample Description:This sample was collected from unrelated individuals in Garhwal of Uttar Pradesh in nothern India. The Rajput are a Hindu Middle caste. They speak an Indo-European language and have a wide geographical distribution.

Number of Chromosomes: 104

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References:
- Majumder PP, Roy B, Banerjee S, Chakraborty M, Dey B, Mukherjee N, Roy M, Thakurta PG, Sil SK. "Human-specific insertion/deletion polymorphisms in Indian populations and their possible evolutionary implications ". Eur J Hum Genet 7:435-46. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Rajput

Sample UID: SA002292P

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated Rajput individuals, a caste from North India. Ethnicity was confirmed by the participants and the individuals were unrelated at least to the second cousin level.

Number of Chromosomes: 102

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References:
- Majumder PP, Dey B "Absence of the HIV-1 protective Delta ccr5 allele in most ethnic populations of India". Eur J Hum Genet. 9:794-6. (2001) Online citation.

Sample Name: Rajput

Sample UID: SA003249S

Sample Description:This sample consists of Rajputs.

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: 170

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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.

- Singh PP, Singh M, Mastana SS. "Genetic variation of apolipoproteins in North Indians". Hum Biol. 74:673-82. (2002) Online citation.

Sample Name: Rajputs

Sample UID: SA003101F

Sample Description:This sample consists of Rajput women originally from Uttar Pradesh, India. This sample was collected from Bara Hindu Rao Hospital in Delhi, India. Informed consent were obtained from the subjects.

Number of Chromosomes: 160

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References:
- Mukhopadhyay R, Saraswathy KN, Ghosh PK. "MTHFR C677T and factor V Leiden in recurrent pregnancy loss: a study among an endogamous group in North India". Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 13:861-5. (2009) Online citation.

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