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
SokotoPO000267P

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  14N, 7W; 12N, 4W  
Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Population Description: Being curated
References:

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Sokoto

Sample UID: SA000377R

Sample Description:The Sokoto sample consists of civil servants from six ministries in Sokoto, Sokoto State, northern Nigeria which was collected in 1990. This Sokoto sample is composed of predominantly Muslims of the Hausa and Fulani tribes.

Number of Chromosomes: 788

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Anderson JL, Bunker CH, Aston CE, Kamboh MI. "Relationship of Two Apolipoprotein B Polymorphisms with Serum Lipoprotein and Lipid Levels in African Blacks". Hum. Biol. 69:793-807. (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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