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
Sri LankanPO000391N

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  10N, 79.5E; 6N, 82E  

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: Sri Lanka

Sample UID: SA001099T

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated healthy volunteers born in Sri Lanka.

Number of Chromosomes: 358

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Fernandopulle N, Gunasekera B Maya, Goonesekere CW Nalin. "STR data for nine loci from Sri Lanka". Forensic Sci Int 126:93-94. (2002)


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Sri Lanka

Sample UID: SA002529S

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

Number of Chromosomes: 74

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: Sinhalese

Sample UID: SA003538T

Sample Description:This sample consists of Sinhalese from Kandy, Sri Lanka. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study was approved by the Human Ethics Committees of the participating institutes.

Number of Chromosomes: 96

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Fujihara J, Soejima M, Yasuda T, Koda Y, Agusa T, Kunito T, Tongu M, Yamada T, Takeshita H. "Global analysis of genetic variation in human arsenic (+3 oxidation state) methyltransferase (AS3MT)". Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 243:292-9. (2010) Online citation.

- Fujihara J, Ueki M, Yasuda T, Iida R, Soejima M, Koda Y, Kimura-Kataoka K, Kato H, Panduro A, Tongu M, Takeshita H. "Functional and Genetic Survey of All Known Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Within the Human Deoxyribonuclease I Gene in Wide-Ranging Ethnic Groups". DNA Cell Biol. (Epub, ahead of print) (2011) Online citation.

- Yasuda T, Ueki M, Takeshita H, Fujihara J, Kimura-Kataoka K, Iida R, Tsubota E, Soejima M, Koda Y, Kato H, Panduro A. "A biochemical and genetic study on all non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms of the gene encoding human deoxyribonuclease I potentially relevant to autoimmunity". Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 42:1216-25. (2010) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: SriLankans

Sample UID: SA004022I

Sample Description:This sample consists of Sri Lankans.

Number of Chromosomes: 70

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: Sri Lanka

Sample UID: SA000639S

Sample Description:This sample was collected from unrelated Sinhalese from the general population of Sri Lanka. Sinhalese is an ethnic group of Sri Lanka.

Number of Chromosomes: 58

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Antunez-de-Mayolo G, Antunez-de-Mayolo A, Antunez-de-Mayolo P, Papiha SS, Hammer M, Yunis JJ, Yunis EJ, Damodaran C, de Pancorbo MM, Caeiro JL, Puzyrev VP, Herrera RJ. "Phylogenetics of worldwide human populations as determined by polymorphic Alu insertions". Electrophoresis 23:3346-3356. (2002) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Sri Lankan

Sample UID: SA000718Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy Sri Lankan males with an age range of 37-65 years.

Number of Chromosomes: 190

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mendis S, Shepherd J, Packard CJ, Gaffney D "Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the Apo B gene in relation to coronary heart disease is a Southern Asian population.". Clin Chim Acta 196:107-118. (1991) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Sinhalese

Sample UID: SA000638R

Sample Description:This sample was collected from unrelated Sinhalese from the general population of Sri Lanka. Sinhalese is an ethnic group of Sri Lanka.

Number of Chromosomes: 96

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Antunez-de-Mayolo G, Antunez-de-Mayolo A, Antunez-de-Mayolo P, Papiha SS, Hammer M, Yunis JJ, Yunis EJ, Damodaran C, de Pancorbo MM, Caeiro JL, Puzyrev VP, Herrera RJ. "Phylogenetics of worldwide human populations as determined by polymorphic Alu insertions". Electrophoresis 23:3346-3356. (2002) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Sri Lanka

Sample UID: SA003170L

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from Sri Lanka.

Number of Chromosomes: 134

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Schneider JA, Rees DC, Liu YT, Clegg JB. "Worldwide distribution of a common methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation". Am J Hum Genet. 62:1258-60. (1998) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Sinhalese

Sample UID: SA003070K

Sample Description:This sample consists of Sinhalese subjects recruited from Colombo, Sri Lanka between August 2001 and January 2003. All Subjects gave written informed consent to participate and the study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. The study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of MEdicine, University of Colombo.

Number of Chromosomes: 160

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Dissanayake VH, Weerasekera LY, Gammulla CG, Jayasekara RW. "Prevalence of genetic thrombophilic polymorphisms in the Sri Lankan population--implications for association study design and clinical genetic testing services". Exp Mol Pathol. 87:159-62. (2009) 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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