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 Name	Sample Name	ALFRED UID	Number of Chromosomes
Thai	Thai	SA002846U	522

Relation to Other Samples:
Estimated heterozygosities for various sites:

Sample Description: This sample consists of Thai individuals collected as controls from Songklanagarind Hospital, south Thailand. The controls were in-patients from the surgical and general wards. The samples includes individuals from Thai, Thai-Muslim and Thai-Chinese ethnicity. The Study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University.
References:
- Boonyaphiphat P, Thongsuksai P, Sriplung H, Puttawibul P. "Lifestyle habits and genetic susceptibility and the risk of esophageal cancer in the Thai population". Cancer Lett. 186:193-9. (2002) Online citation.

© 2012 Kenneth K Kidd, Yale University. All rights reserved. The full Copyright Notification is also available.
Originally prototyped by Michael Osier with the aid of Kei Cheung
Upgrades and maintenance since 2002 by Haseena Rajeevan