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
UgandansPO000458R

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  4.25N, 29.5E; 1.5S, 32.25E  

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: Ugandans

Sample UID: SA000861P

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy unrelated adults from Uganda (Bantu group).

Number of Chromosomes: 154

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Brinkmann B, Junge A, Meyer E, Wiegand P. "Population genetic diversity in relation to microsatellite heterogeneity". Hum Mutat 11:135-144. (1998) Online citation.


Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Ugandans

Sample UID: SA003364Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of Ugandan individuals.

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: 140

Relation to Other Samples:

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.

- Willis F, Graff-Radford N, Pinto M, Lawson L, Adamson J, Epstein D, Parfitt F, Hutton M, O'Brien PC. "Apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele frequency in young Africans of Ugandan descent versus African Americans". J Natl Med Assoc 95:71-6.. (2003) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Ugandans

Sample UID: SA003442N

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Uganda.

Number of Chromosomes: 120

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Pereira R,Fondevila M,Phillips C,Amorim A,Carracedo A,Gusmão L "Genetic characterization of 52 autosomal SNPs in two sub-Saharan African populations ". Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 1:361-363. (2008)


Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Uganda

Sample UID: SA004082O

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Uganda. They were collected during cross-sectional surveys performed during 2007 in Uganda. The study was conducted with the approval of the ethics committee and research committee of the Sapienza University of Rome.

Number of Chromosomes: 524

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Paganotti GM, Gramolelli S, Tabacchi F, Russo G, Modiano D, Coluzzi M, Romano R. "Distribution of human CYP2C8*2 allele in three different African populations". Malar J. 11:125. (2012) 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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