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
TibetanPO000762P

Synonyms: Zang ;
Geographic Location1:  37N, 78E; 28N, 99E  

Sites typed for this population: View List
Population Samples: See Sample Information
External Resources: 
References: See references
Population Description: Being curated
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Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Rikaze

Sample UID: SA003884X

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Rikaze province. The protocol of the study was approved by the institutional review board of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 110

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Peng Y, Shi H, Qi XB, Xiao CJ, Zhong H, Ma RL, Su B. "The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism in east Asian populations and expansion of rice domestication in history". BMC Evol Biol 10:15. (2010) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Qinghai

Sample UID: SA003885Y

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Qinghai province. The protocol of the study was approved by the institutional review board of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 254

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Peng Y, Shi H, Qi XB, Xiao CJ, Zhong H, Ma RL, Su B. "The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism in east Asian populations and expansion of rice domestication in history". BMC Evol Biol 10:15. (2010) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Amdo-Qinghai

Sample UID: SA002774U

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetans from Amdo-Qinghai region. This sample was collected by Dr.Yajun Yang, Fudan University, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 172

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Li H & Kidd KK "Low allele frequency of ADH1B*47His in West China and different ADH1B haplotypes in Western Asia from Eastern Asia". Am. J. Med. Genet. 84:92-94. (2009)


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Tibetan-Lhasa

Sample UID: SA002753R

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Lhasa in Tibet Autononous Region, China. This sample was collected by Dr.Yajun Yang, Fudan University, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 144

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Li H & Kidd KK "Low allele frequency of ADH1B*47His in West China and different ADH1B haplotypes in Western Asia from Eastern Asia". Am. J. Med. Genet. 84:92-94. (2009)


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Sample Name: Zang

Sample UID: SA002585U

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated Zang individuals from China. Each individual represents at least three generations of pure ethnic background.

Number of Chromosomes: 20

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Feng T, Ni A, Yang G, Galvin SR, Hoffman IF, Cohen MS. "Distribution of the CCR5 gene 32-base pair deletion and CCR5 expression in Chinese minorities". J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 32:131-4. (2003) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Dangxiong

Sample UID: SA003882V

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Dangxiong province. The protocol of the study was approved by the institutional review board of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 1632

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Peng Y, Shi H, Qi XB, Xiao CJ, Zhong H, Ma RL, Su B. "The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism in east Asian populations and expansion of rice domestication in history". BMC Evol Biol 10:15. (2010) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Changdou

Sample UID: SA003883W

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Changdou province. The protocol of the study was approved by the institutional review board of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 112

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Peng Y, Shi H, Qi XB, Xiao CJ, Zhong H, Ma RL, Su B. "The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism in east Asian populations and expansion of rice domestication in history". BMC Evol Biol 10:15. (2010) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Tibetans

Sample UID: SA004184R

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetans from Katmandu of Nepal. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Number of Chromosomes: 130

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.


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Sample Name: Tibetan1

Sample UID: SA002906R

Sample Description:This sample consists of males and females from Dangxiong, Tibet.

Number of Chromosomes: 1458

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Shi H, Tan SJ, Zhong H, Hu W, Levine A, Xiao CJ, Peng Y, Qi XB, Shou WH, Ma RL, Li Y, Su B, Lu X "Winter temperature and UV are tightly linked to genetic changes in the p53 tumor suppressor pathway in Eastern Asia". Am J Hum Genet. 84:534-41.. (2009) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Tibetan

Sample UID: SA003757W

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetans from Katmandu, Tibet.The donors were selected at random, irrespective of skin color. The study was approved by the Ethical Committee at the Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.

Number of Chromosomes: 232

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References:
- Yuasa I, Harihara S, Jin F, Nishimukai H, Fujihara J, Fukumori Y, Takeshita H, Umetsu K, Saitou N. "Distribution of OCA2*481Thr and OCA2*615Arg, associated with hypopigmentation, in several additional populations". J Hum Genet. 13:215-7. (2011) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Tibetan3

Sample UID: SA002910M

Sample Description:This sample consists of and females from Rikaze, Tibet.

Number of Chromosomes: 72

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Shi H, Tan SJ, Zhong H, Hu W, Levine A, Xiao CJ, Peng Y, Qi XB, Shou WH, Ma RL, Li Y, Su B, Lu X "Winter temperature and UV are tightly linked to genetic changes in the p53 tumor suppressor pathway in Eastern Asia". Am J Hum Genet. 84:534-41.. (2009) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Shannan

Sample UID: SA003881U

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Shannan province. The protocol of the study was approved by the institutional review board of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 68

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Peng Y, Shi H, Qi XB, Xiao CJ, Zhong H, Ma RL, Su B. "The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism in east Asian populations and expansion of rice domestication in history". BMC Evol Biol 10:15. (2010) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Tibetan

Sample UID: SA003856W

Sample Description:This sample consists of randomly selected Tibetan individuals from China. All the individuals gave informed consent for the study.

Number of Chromosomes: 172

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References:
- Li CT, Zhang SH, Zhao SM. "Genetic analysis of 30 InDel markers for forensic use in five different Chinese populations". Genet Mol Res. 10:964-79. (2011) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Tibetans

Sample UID: SA003536R

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetans from Katmandu, Nepal. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study was approved by the Human Ethics Committees of the participating institutes.

Number of Chromosomes: 306

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- 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: Tibetan

Sample UID: SA002563Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Qinghai Province outside the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The Tibetan language spoken by this group belongs to the Tibetan sub-branch of the Tibetan-Myanmese language of the Chinese Tibetan language family.

Number of Chromosomes: 1700

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Yan J, Shen C, Li Y, Yu X, Xiong X, Mu H, Huang Y, Deng Y and Yu J "Genetic analysis of 15 STR loci on Chinese Tibetan in Qinghai Province". Forensic Sci Int 169:e3-e6. (2007)


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Khams-Qamdo

Sample UID: SA002773T

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetans from Kham autonomous region. This sample was collected by Dr. Yajun Yang, Fudan University, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 192

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Li H & Kidd KK "Low allele frequency of ADH1B*47His in West China and different ADH1B haplotypes in Western Asia from Eastern Asia". Am. J. Med. Genet. 84:92-94. (2009)


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Sample Name: Tibetan

Sample UID: SA002305K

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy Tibetans from the Tibet autonomous region in China.

Number of Chromosomes: 660

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Wang FS, Hong WG, Cao Y, Liu MX, Jin L, Hu LP, Wang Z, Feng TJ, Hou J, Zhang B, Shi M, Xu DP, Lei ZY, Wang B, Liu ZD, Ye JJ, Peng L, Qiu Y, Winkler C "Population survey of CCR5 delta32, CCR5 m303, CCR2b 64I, and SDF1 3'A allele frequencies in indigenous Chinese healthy individuals, and in HIV-1-infected and HIV-1-uninfected individuals in HIV-1 risk groups". J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 32:124-30. (2003) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Tibetan

Sample UID: SA002318O

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Tibet autonomous region in China.

Number of Chromosomes: 50

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Su B, Jin L, Hu F, Xiao J, Luo J, Lu D, Zhang W, Chu J, Du R, Geng Z, Qiu X, Xue J, Tan J, O'Brien SJ, Chakraborty R "Distribution of two HIV-1-resistant polymorphisms (SDF1-3'A and CCR2-64I) in East Asian and world populations and its implication in AIDS epidemiology". Am J Hum Genet. 65:1047-53. (1999) Online citation.

- Su B, Sun G, Lu D, Xiao J, Hu F, Chakraborty R, Deka R, Jin L "Distribution of three HIV-1 resistance-conferring polymorphisms (SDF1-3'A, CCR2-641, and CCR5-delta32) in global populations". Eur J Hum Genet. 8:975-9. (2000) Online citation.


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Sample Name: Tibetan2

Sample UID: SA002905Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of males and females from Changdou, Tibet.

Number of Chromosomes: 152

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Shi H, Tan SJ, Zhong H, Hu W, Levine A, Xiao CJ, Peng Y, Qi XB, Shou WH, Ma RL, Li Y, Su B, Lu X "Winter temperature and UV are tightly linked to genetic changes in the p53 tumor suppressor pathway in Eastern Asia". Am J Hum Genet. 84:534-41.. (2009) Online citation.


Sample Information:

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Sample Name: Tibetan-Xigaz

Sample UID: SA002752Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Xigaz prefecture in Tibet autononous region, China. This sample was collected by Dr.Yajun Yang, Fudan University, China.

Number of Chromosomes: 144

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Li H & Kidd KK "Low allele frequency of ADH1B*47His in West China and different ADH1B haplotypes in Western Asia from Eastern Asia". Am. J. Med. Genet. 84:92-94. (2009)


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Sample Name: Tibetans

Sample UID: SA004156Q

Sample Description:This sample consists of Tibetan individuals from Nagqu and Shigatse region in Tibet.

Number of Chromosomes: 990

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References:
- Peng MS, He JD, Zhu CL, Wu SF, Jin JQ, Zhang YP. "Lactase persistence may have an independent origin in Tibetan populations from Tibet, China". J Hum Genet 57:394-7. (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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