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.

Sample Information:

Population NameSample NameALFRED UIDNumber of Chromosomes
BrazilianGoianaSA002744R410

Relation to Other Samples: 
Estimated heterozygosities for various sites: 
Sample Description: This sample consists of individuals from Buenos Aires, Brazil who were recruited as controls for a study on upper aero-digestive cancer. Controls were frequency matched on age, sex and centre from the same hospitals as cases.
References:
- Hashibe M, McKay JD, Curado MP, Oliveira JC, Koifman S, Koifman R, Zaridze D, Shangina O, Wünsch-Filho V, Eluf-Neto J, Levi JE, Matos E, Lagiou P, Lagiou A, Benhamou S et.al. "Multiple ADH genes are associated with upper aerodigestive cancers". Nat Genet. 40:707-9. (2008) Online citation.


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