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
Moor, Sri Lanka	Srilankan Moor	SA003072M	160

Relation to Other Samples:
Estimated heterozygosities for various sites:

Sample Description: This sample consists of SriLankan Moor subjects recruited from Colombo, Sri Lanka between August 2001 and January 2003. All Subjects gave written informed consent to participate and the study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. The study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
References:
- Dissanayake VH, Weerasekera LY, Gammulla CG, Jayasekara RW. "Prevalence of genetic thrombophilic polymorphisms in the Sri Lankan population--implications for association study design and clinical genetic testing services". Exp Mol Pathol. 87:159-62. (2009) Online citation.

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