ALFRED
      The ALlele FREquency Database   
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
European AmericansPO000329O

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  65N, 125W; 25N, 65W  

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: U.S. Caucasian

Sample UID: SA000652N

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 96

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000493Q

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European American

Sample UID: SA000599X

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 144

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000543M

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

- Stoneking M, Fontius JJ, Clifford SL, Soodyall H, Arcot SS, Saha N, Jenkins T, Tahir MA, Deininger PL, Batzer MA. "Alu insertion polymorphisms and human evolution: evidence for a larger population size in Africa ". Genome Res 7:1061-71. (1997) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Michigan

Sample UID: SA001241I

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from Michigan, USA. Samples provided by the Michigan State Police, and Detroit Police Department.

Number of Chromosomes: 320

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: California

Sample UID: SA001236M

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from California, USA. Samples were provided by the California Department of Justice, Orange County Sheriff's-Coroner Laboratory.

Number of Chromosomes: 300

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: U.S. Caucasian

Sample UID: SA001345N

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated U.S. Caucasian individuals from throughout the United States, with no geographical preference, provided by the Laboratory Corporation of America.

Number of Chromosomes: 400

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References:
- Holt CL, Stauffer C, Wallin JM, Lazaruk KD, Nguyen T, Budowle B, Walsh PS. "Practical applications of genotypic surveys for forensic STR testing". Forensic Sci Int. 112:91-109. (2000) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian

Sample UID: SA001990T

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy Caucasians recruited from the State University of New York Health Science Center (Brooklyn, NY) and the Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla, NY).

Number of Chromosomes: 270

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Jain S, Tang X, Narayanan CS, Agarwal Y, Peterson SM, Brown CD, Ott J, Kumar A. "Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism at -217 affects basal promoter activity and is associated with hypertension in African-Americans". J Biol Chem. 277:36889-36896. (2002) Online citation.


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Sample Name: White American

Sample UID: SA002082M

Sample Description:This sample consists of White American women.

Number of Chromosomes: 446

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References:
- Stoler JM, Ryan LM, Holmes LB "Alcohol dehydrogenase 2 genotypes, maternal alcohol use, and infant outcome". J Pediatr. 141:780-5. (2002) Online citation.


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Sample Name: White American

Sample UID: SA000799Z

Sample Description:This sample consists of sequencial, unrelated male and female specimens received by the clinical laboratories of the North Carolina Memorial Hospital, USA.

Number of Chromosomes: 150

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References:
- Lubahn DB, Lord ST, Bosco J, Kirshtein J, Jeffries OJ, Parker N, Levtzow C, Silverman LM, Graham JB. "Population genetics of coagulant factor IX: frequencies of two DNA polymorphisms in five ethnic groups". Am J Hum Genet. 40:527-36. (1987) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Alabama

Sample UID: SA001237N

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from Alabama, USA. Samples were provided by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.

Number of Chromosomes: 300

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European American

Sample UID: SA001674S

Sample Description:This sample consists of European Americans (subset from NA17200-NA17285) from the Coriell Institute.

Number of Chromosomes: 82

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References:
- Shriver MD, Mei R, Parra EJ, Sonpar V, Halder I, Tishkoff SA, Schurr TG, Zhadanov SI, Osipova LP, Brutsaert TD, Friedlaender J, Jorde LB, Watkins WS, Bamshad MJ, Gutierrez G, Loi H, Matsuzaki H, Kittles RA, Argyropoulos G, Fernandez JR, Akey JM, Jones KW. "Large-scale SNP analysis reveals clustered and continuous patterns of human genetic variation". Hum Genomics. 2:81-89. (2005) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasians (Miami, FL)

Sample UID: SA002671Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of Caucasians from Miami, FL . Blood samples were collected from unrelated individuals at the Interstate Blood Bank Incorporated for that ethnic group in Miami,FL.

Number of Chromosomes: 324

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References:
- Doucette-Stamm LA, Blakely DJ, Tian J, Mockus S, Mao JI. "Population genetic study of the human dopamine transporter gene (DAT1)". Genet Epidemiol. 12:303-8.. (1995) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Anglo-American

Sample UID: SA000804M

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated Anglo-American medical students from the University of North Carolina, USA. All the participants ancestors can be traced to the British Isles.

Number of Chromosomes: 91

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References:
- Graham JB, Kunkel GR, Egilmez NK, Wallmark A, Fowlkes DM, Lord ST. "The varying frequencies of five DNA polymorphisms of X-linked coagulant factor IX in eight ethnic groups ". Am J Hum Genet 49:537-44. (1991) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian

Sample UID: SA001728S

Sample Description:This sample consists of European Americans obtained from the Coriell Cell Repository, panel ID TSC_42_CAU.

Number of Chromosomes: 84

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References:
- Nadkarni NA, Weale ME, von Schantz M, Thomas MG. "Evolution of a length polymorphism in the human PER3 gene, a component of the circadian system". J Biol Rhythms. 20:490-499. (2005) Online citation.


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Sample Name: USA, Atlanta, Whites

Sample UID: SA002709S

Sample Description:This sample consists of specimens chosen from newborns whose mothers resided in metropolitan Atlanta. Specimens from the blood spots left over from newborn screening were used. This study was conducted under the auspices of the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defect Monitoring Systems (ICBDMS) and was coordinated through its head office, the International Center on Birth Defects. Local review boards approved the study.In all cases personal identifiers were removed before data were provided to ICBD for epidemiological analysis.

Number of Chromosomes: 600

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References:
- Wilcken B, Bamforth F, Li Z, Zhu H, Ritvanen A, Renlund M, Stoll C, Alembik Y, Dott B, Czeizel AE, Gelman-Kohan Z, Scarano G, Bianca S, Ettore G, Tenconi R, Bellato S, Scala I, Mutchinick OM, López MA, de Walle H, Hofstra R, Joutchenko L, Kavteladze L, Bermejo E, Martínez-Frías ML, Gallagher M, Erickson JD, Vollset SE, Mastroiacovo P, Andria G, Botto LD. "Geographical and ethnic variation of the 677C>T allele of 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR): findings from over 7000 newborns from 16 areas world wide". J Med Genet. 40:619-25.. (2003) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasians (Memphis, TN)

Sample UID: SA002670P

Sample Description:This sample consists of Caucasians from Memphis,TN. Blood samples were collected from unrelated individuals at the Interstate Blood Bank Incorporated for that ethnic group in Memphis,TN.

Number of Chromosomes: 324

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Doucette-Stamm LA, Blakely DJ, Tian J, Mockus S, Mao JI. "Population genetic study of the human dopamine transporter gene (DAT1)". Genet Epidemiol. 12:303-8.. (1995) Online citation.


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Sample Name: CEPH, related

Sample UID: SA000139N

Sample Description:Members of nine CEPH families were analyzed. In all families, four grandparents, two parents, and four children were examined; since two of these families share a grandparent, 89 individuals were genotyped, and the number of segregating chromosomes is 70.

Number of Chromosomes: 70

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References:
- Bonnen PE, Story MD, Ashorn CL, Buchholz TA, Weil MM, Nelson DL. "Haplotypes at ATM Identify Coding-Sequence Variation and Indicate a Region of Extensive Linkage Disequilibrium". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 67:1437-1451. (2000) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian

Sample UID: SA001245M

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated North American Caucasian individuals.

Number of Chromosomes: 15674

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References:
- Einum DD, Scarpetta MA. "Genetic analysis of large data sets of North American Black, Caucasian, and Hispanic populations at 13 CODIS STR loci". J Forensic Sci. 49:1381-5. (2004) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European American - CEPH

Sample UID: SA001642N

Sample Description:This sample consists of European Americans from the HGDP-CEPH Human Genome Diversity Cell Line Panel, excluding the French and Venezualans.

Number of Chromosomes: 164

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References:
- Yoshiura KI et al. "A SNP in the ABCC11 gene is the determinant of human earwax type.". Nat Genet. 38:324-330. (2006) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian

Sample UID: SA000654P

Sample Description:This sample was collected from normal Caucasians living in Houston, Texas. They are predominantly of northern and western European heritage.

Number of Chromosomes: 100

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References:
- Milewicz DM, Byers PH, Reveille J, Hughes AL, Duvic M. "A dimorphic Alu Sb-like insertion in COL3A1 is ethnic-specific". J Mol Evol 42:117-23. (1996) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European-Americans

Sample UID: SA000543M

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 114

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000493Q

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Virginia

Sample UID: SA001239P

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from Virginia, USA. Samples provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technologym and Virginia Division of Forensic Science.

Number of Chromosomes: 394

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References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European American

Sample UID: SA001585T

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated European Americans from Maryland, USA.

Number of Chromosomes: 270

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References:
- Beaty TH, Fallin MD, Hetmanski JB, McIntosh I, Chong SS, Ingersoll R, Sheng X, Chakraborty R, Scott AF. "Haplotype diversity in 11 candidate genes across four populations". Genetics 171:259-67. (2005) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasians (Killeen,TX)

Sample UID: SA002669X

Sample Description:This sample consists of Caucasians from Killeen,TX. Blood samples were collected from unrelated individuals at the Interstate Blood Bank Incorporated for that ethnic group in Killeen,TX.

Number of Chromosomes: 302

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References:
- Doucette-Stamm LA, Blakely DJ, Tian J, Mockus S, Mao JI. "Population genetic study of the human dopamine transporter gene (DAT1)". Genet Epidemiol. 12:303-8.. (1995) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian (LDS hospital controls)

Sample UID: SA001994X

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy women selected from a low-risk obstetric service in Utah, USA.

Number of Chromosomes: 956

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References:
- Ward K, Hata A, Jeunemaitre X, Helin C, Nelson L, Namikawa C, Farrington PF, Ogasawara M, Suzumori K, Tomoda S,et al. "A molecular variant of angiotensinogen associated with preeclampsia". Nat Genet. 4:59-61. (1993) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasians, U.S.

Sample UID: SA000660M

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 142

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000493Q

References:
- Arcot SS, Adamson AW, Risch GW, LaFleur J, Robichaux MB, Lamerdin JE, Carrano AV, Batzer MA "High-resolution cartography of recently integrated human chromosome 19-specific Alu fossils". J Mol Biol 281:843-56. (1998) Online citation.

- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European American

Sample UID: SA000685T

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 142

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000543M

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.

- Romualdi C, Balding D, Nasidze IS, Risch G, Robichaux M, Sherry ST, Stoneking M, Batzer MA, Barbujani G. "Patterns of human diversity, within and among continents, inferred from Biallilic DNA polymorphisms". Genome Res 12:602-612. (2002) Online citation.

- Stoneking M, Fontius JJ, Clifford SL, Soodyall H, Arcot SS, Saha N, Jenkins T, Tahir MA, Deininger PL, Batzer MA. "Alu insertion polymorphisms and human evolution: evidence for a larger population size in Africa ". Genome Res 7:1061-71. (1997) Online citation.


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Sample Name: New York

Sample UID: SA001240H

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from New York, USA. Samples provided by the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, New York City Office of the Chief Examiner, and Suffolk County Crime Laboratory.

Number of Chromosomes: 284

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References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Minnesota

Sample UID: SA001242J

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from Minnesota, USA. Samples provided by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Number of Chromosomes: 300

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References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: U.S. Caucasians

Sample UID: SA001166O

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians provided by Dr. A. Eisenberg, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas (USA).

Number of Chromosomes: 406

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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.


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Sample Name: Florida

Sample UID: SA001238O

Sample Description:This sample consists of U.S. Caucasians from Florida, USA. Samples provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement , Metro-Dade Police Department/Miami Children's Research Institute, and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Number of Chromosomes: 492

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References:
- Budowle B, Shea B, Niezgoda S, Chakraborty R. "CODIS STR loci data from 41 sample populations". J Forensic Sci. 46:453-489. (2001) Online citation.


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Sample Name: European-Americans

Sample UID: SA000493Q

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 90

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References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian American

Sample UID: SA000550K

Sample Description:This sample consisted of United States indidiuals with predominantly northern European ancestry. The samples were collected in Michigan, which is located in the mid-west region of the United States.

Number of Chromosomes: 144

Relation to Other Samples: Superset of sample SA000493Q

References:
- Batzer MA, Arcot SS, Phinney JW, Alegria-Hartman M, Kass DH, Milligan SM, Kimpton C, Gill P, Hochmeister M, Ioannou PA, Herrera RJ, Boudreau DA, Scheer WD, Keats BJB, Deininger PL, Stoneking M. "Genetic variation of recent Alu Insertions in human populations". J Mol Evol 42:22-29. (1996) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Utah (CEPH)

Sample UID: SA002029N

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from a US Utah population with Northern and Western European ancestry collected by the Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH).

Number of Chromosomes: 180

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References:
- Nakajima T, Wooding S, Sakagami T, Emi M, Tokunaga K, Tamiya G, Ishigami T, Umemura S, Munkhbat B, Jin F, Guan-Jun J, Hayasaka I, Ishida T, Saitou N, Pavelka K, Lalouel JM, Jorde LB, Inoue I. "Natural selection and population history in the human angiotensinogen gene (AGT): 736 complete AGT sequences in chromosomes from around the world". Am J Hum Genet 74:898-916. (2004) Online citation.

- The International HapMap Consortium. "The International HapMap Project.". Nature. 426:789-96. (2003) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Caucasian (University controls)

Sample UID: SA001993W

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy pregnant women selected at the University Utah Hospital (Utah, USA).

Number of Chromosomes: 186

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References:
- Ward K, Hata A, Jeunemaitre X, Helin C, Nelson L, Namikawa C, Farrington PF, Ogasawara M, Suzumori K, Tomoda S,et al. "A molecular variant of angiotensinogen associated with preeclampsia". Nat Genet. 4:59-61. (1993) 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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Originally prototyped by Michael Osier with the aid of Kei Cheung
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