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
ShaigiPO000690P

Synonyms:
Geographic Location1:  19N, 30E; 5N, 45E  
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: Shaigi

Sample UID: SA004154O

Sample Description:This sample consists of Shaigi individuals from North Sudan.

Number of Chromosomes: 22

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mulcare CA, Weale ME, Jones AL, Connell B, Zeitlyn D, Tarekegn A, Swallow DM, Bradman N, Thomas MG. "The T allele of a single-nucleotide polymorphism 13.9 kb upstream of the lactase gene (LCT) (C-13.9kbT) does not predict or cause the lactase-persistence phenotype in Africans". Am J Hum Genet. 74:1102-10. (2004) Online citation.

Sample Information:

Graph estimated heterozygosities for various sites

Sample Name: Shaigi

Sample UID: SA002048O

Sample Description:This sample consists of Shaigi individuals from Sudan. Individuals are unrelated at the grandpaternal level and ethnic origin was self-declared.

Number of Chromosomes: 18

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Ingram CJ, Elamin MF, Mulcare CA, Weale ME, Tarekegn A, Raga TO, Bekele E, Elamin FM, Thomas MG, Bradman N, Swallow DM. "A novel polymorphism associated with lactose tolerance in Africa: multiple causes for lactase persistence?". Hum Genet. 120:779-788. (2007) 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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