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

Polymorphism Information

NameALFRED UIDLocus NameLocus Symbol
D5S818 tetranucleotide repeat SI001027KD5S818D5S818
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External Resources: GDB polymorphism Record  GenBank sequence Record   STRBase Record  
References: See References
Polymorphism Description:  One of 13 CODIS Core STR markers. The common sequence motif of this tetranucleotide repeat is: (AGAT)n.

Allelic nomenclature is based on the number of repeat units.
Alleles:
Allele NameAllele SymbolDescription
1010
10.210.2
1111
11.211.2
1212
12.212.2
1313
1414
1515
1616
1717
17.217.2
1818
2222
66
77
88
8.28.2
99
9.29.2
9.39.3
>15>15

References:
- Sacchetti L, Calcagno G, Coto I, Tinto N, Vuttariello E, Salvatore F. "Efficiency of two different nine-loci short tandem repeat systems for DNA typing purposes". Clin Chem. 45:178-83.. (1999) Online citation.

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Originally prototyped by Michael Osier with the aid of Kei Cheung
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