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
Asian, MixedPO000641L

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  80N, 30E; 10S, 170W  

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: East Asian

Sample UID: SA001685U

Sample Description:This sample consists of Chinese (NA17011-NA17020) and Japanese (NA17051-NA17060) from the Coriell Institute.

Number of Chromosomes: 40

Relation to Other Samples:

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.


Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Asian

Sample UID: SA001759W

Sample Description:This sample consists of Asian individuals. Individuals were of mixed ages and both sexes and were recruited at the Wellington Blood Transfusion Service. A short questionnaire was used to screen out individuals with substantially admixed ancestry or with a family history of alcoholism.

Number of Chromosomes: 40

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Chambers GK, Marshall SJ, Robinson GM, Maguire S, Newton-Howes J, Chong NL. "The genetics of alcoholism in Polynesians: alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes in young men". Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 26:949-955. (2002) 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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