Sample Name: Athens

Sample UID: SA000373N

Sample Description:Individuals of Hellenic origin coming from a general population of individuals originating from various regions of Greece and having genetic services in Athens.

Number of Chromosomes: 126

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Syrrou M, Patsalis PC, Georgiou I, Almanos Y, Pagoulatos G. "Variation in the number of FMR1 microsatellite repeats in three subgroups of the Hellenic population". Hum. Biol. 70:621-629. (1998) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA000968X

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks from the Thracia Province, Greece. This sample is comprised of unrelated, healthy blood donors. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Number of Chromosomes: 102

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Comas D, Schmid H, Braeuer S, Flaiz C, Busquets A, Calafell F, Bertranpetit J, Scheil HG, Huckenbeck W, Efremovska L, Schmidt H. "Alu insertion polymorphisms in the Balkans and the origins of the Aromuns.". Ann Hum Genet. 68:120-7. (2004) Online citation.

Sample Name: Epirus

Sample UID: SA000374O

Sample Description:Normal males and females of Hellenic origin coming from Epirus (northwest Greece).

Number of Chromosomes: 105

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Syrrou M, Patsalis PC, Georgiou I, Almanos Y, Pagoulatos G. "Variation in the number of FMR1 microsatellite repeats in three subgroups of the Hellenic population". Hum. Biol. 70:621-629. (1998) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA001079R

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated healthy individuals living in different regions of Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 286

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Sanchez-Diz P, Lareu MV, Brion M, Skitsa I, Carracedo A. "STR data for the AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus loci from Greece". Forensic Sci Int. 126:265-6. (2002) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA000831M

Sample Description:This sample consists of native Greek individuals. The sample was collected at the Laiko General Hospital in Athens, Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 154

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mansoor A, Mazhar K, Khaliq S, Hameed A, Rehman S, Siddiqi S, Papaioannou M, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Mehdi SQ, Ayub Q. "Investigation of the Greek ancestry of populations from northern Pakistan". Hum Genet 114:484-90. (2004) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA001396T

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks residing in Eastern Macedonia region of Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 190

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kondopoulou H, Loftus R, Kouvatsi A, Triantaphyllidis C. "Genetic studies in 5 Greek population samples using 12 highly polymorphic DNA loci". Hum Biol. 71:27-42. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA001397U

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks residing in Central Macedonia region of Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 200

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kondopoulou H, Loftus R, Kouvatsi A, Triantaphyllidis C. "Genetic studies in 5 Greek population samples using 12 highly polymorphic DNA loci". Hum Biol. 71:27-42. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA001398V

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks residing in Thessaly region of Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 204

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kondopoulou H, Loftus R, Kouvatsi A, Triantaphyllidis C. "Genetic studies in 5 Greek population samples using 12 highly polymorphic DNA loci". Hum Biol. 71:27-42. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA001399W

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks residing in Epirus region of Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 198

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kondopoulou H, Loftus R, Kouvatsi A, Triantaphyllidis C. "Genetic studies in 5 Greek population samples using 12 highly polymorphic DNA loci". Hum Biol. 71:27-42. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greek

Sample UID: SA001400F

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks from Asia Minor living in eastern and central Macedonia since 1923.

Number of Chromosomes: 194

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Kondopoulou H, Loftus R, Kouvatsi A, Triantaphyllidis C. "Genetic studies in 5 Greek population samples using 12 highly polymorphic DNA loci". Hum Biol. 71:27-42. (1999) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greece

Sample UID: SA001402H

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy unrelated volunteer donors living in Greece (Athens).

Number of Chromosomes: 168

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Falcone E, Spadafora P, De Luca M, Ruffolo R, Brancati C, De Benedictis G. "DYS19, D12S67, and D1S80 polymorphisms in population samples from southern Italy and Greece". Hum Biol. 67:689-701. (1995) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA001907R

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from Northern Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 480

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Papa A, Papadimitriou E, Adwan G, Clewley JP, Malissiovas N, Ntoutsos I, Alexiou S, Antoniadis A "HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5 and CCR2 mutations among Greeks.". FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 28:87-9. (2000) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA002767W

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy Greek volunteers who were students at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. The sample also includes blood donor volunteers. This sample was collected by Dr.Peristera Paschou and Dr.Vangelis G.Manolopoulos from the Democritus University of Thrace (Alexandropolis campus) in early 2007.

Number of Chromosomes: 104

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 Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA003362O

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greek individuals.

Note: This sample information is not fully curated. For additional information about the sample, consult the publications under "References". The sample was entered as part of data submission by Eisenberg DA.

Number of Chromosomes: 432

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Eisenberg DA, Kuzawa, CW, Hayes MG "Worldwide allele frequencies of the human apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene: climate, local adaptations and evolutionary history". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 143:100-11. (2010) Online citation.

- Sklavounou E, Economou-Petersen E, Karadima G, Panas M, Avramopoulos D, Varsou A, Vassilopoulos D, Petersen MB. "Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in the Greek population.". Clin Genet. 52:216-8.. (1997) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA003985Z

Sample Description:This sample controls of healthy Greek individuals who were part of a case-control study.

Number of Chromosomes: 250

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Scholz SW, Xiromerisiou G, Fung HC, Eerola J, Hellström O, Papadimitriou A, Hadjigeorgiou GM, Tienari PJ, Fernandez HH, Mandel R, Okun MS, Gwinn-Hardy K, Singleton AB. "The human prion gene M129V polymorphism is not associated with idiopathic Parkinson's disease in three distinct populations". Neurosci Lett. 395:227-9. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA002651O

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks from Melbourne, Australia but were born in Greece, Cyprus, Crete or Egypt.

Number of Chromosomes: 42

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mitchell RJ, Howlett S, Earl L, White NG, McComb J, Schanfield MS, Briceno I, Papiha SS, Osipova L, Livshits G, Leonard WR, Crawford MH "Distribution of the 3' VNTR polymorphism in the human dopamine transporter gene in world populations". Hum Biol. 72:295-304.. (2000) Online citation.

Sample Name: Athens

Sample UID: SA002736S

Sample Description:This sample consists of healthy participants from Athens, Greece who were part of multicenter case-conrol study conducted from 2002-2005 in 12 centres from 8 European countries. This study is called ARCAGE (Alcohol-related Cancers and genetic susceptibility in Europe). All participants were interviewed with a structured questionnaire.

Number of Chromosomes: 320

Relation to Other Samples:

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.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA002493S

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks.

Number of Chromosomes: 320

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Stephens JC, Reich DE, Goldstein DB, Shin HD, Smith MW et.al. "Dating the origin of the CCR5-Delta32 AIDS-resistance allele by the coalescence of haplotypes". Am J Hum Genet. 62:1507-15. (1998) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA003578X

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks who were selected from the general population of the greater Athens area. All subjects provided written informed consent and the study was approved by the hospital ethics committee.

Number of Chromosomes: 436

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Dafni C, Drakoulis N, Landt O, Panidis D, Reczko M, Cokkinos DV. "Association of the eNOS E298D polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction in the Greek population". BMC Med Genet 11:(2010) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greece

Sample UID: SA002410H

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from Athens, Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 286

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Magierowska M, Lepage V, Boubnova L, Carcassi C, de Juan D, Djoulah S, El Chenawi F, Grunnet N, Hallé L, Ivanova R, Jungerman M, Naumova E, Petrany G, Sonnerborg A, Stavropoulos C, Thorsby E, Vu-Trieu A, Debré P, Theodorou I, Charron D "Distribution of the CCR5 gene 32 base pair deletion and SDF1-3'A variant in healthy individuals from different populations". Immunogenetics. 48:417-9. (1998) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA003048P

Sample Description:This sample consists of ethnic Greek residents from Northern Greece and includes adults (19-77 years, 52 males, 36 females) with no history of hematologic or other malignancies. Informed consent was obtained.

Number of Chromosomes: 176

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Chatzidakis K, Goulas A, Athanassiadou-Piperopoulou F, Fidani L, Koliouskas D, Mirtsou V. "Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism: association with risk for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and response during the initial phase of chemotherapy in greek patients". Pediatr Blood Cancer 47:147-51. (2006) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greece

Sample UID: SA002519R

Sample Description:This sample consists of unrelated individuals from Greece. This sample was collected as part of anthropological surveys of investigation of non-HIV related medical conditions.

Number of Chromosomes: 126

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Martinson JJ, Chapman NH, Rees DC, Liu YT, Clegg JB. "Global distribution of the CCR5 gene 32-basepair deletion". Nat Genet 16:100-103. (1997) Online citation.

Sample Name: Thessaloniki

Sample UID: SA004043L

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals from Thessalonki, Italy . This sample is part of the EUREYE(European Eye Study). The EUREYE Study is multicenter, population-based cross-sectional study from 7 study centers, Bergen, Norway; Tallinn, Estonia; Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; Paris-Creteil, France; Verona, Italy; Thessaloniki, Greece; and Alicante, Spain. were chosen primarily to maximize the range of latitude and lifestyle behaviors, including diet.

Number of Chromosomes: 1094

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Walsh S, Wollstein A, Liu F, Chakravarthy U, Rahu M, Seland JH, Soubrane G, Tomazzoli L, Topouzis F, Vingerling JR, Vioque J, Fletcher AE, Ballantyne KN, Kayser "DNA-based eye colour prediction across Europe with the IrisPlex system". Forensic Sci Int Genet. (Epub, ahead of print) (2011) Online citation.

Sample Name: Athens

Sample UID: SA004010F

Sample Description:This sample consists of Greeks from Athens, Greece.

Number of Chromosomes: 218

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Mercier G, Diéterlen F, Lucotte G. "Population distribution of the methionine allele at the PRNP codon 129 polymorphism in Europe and the Middle East". Hum Biol. 80:181-90. (2008) Online citation.

Sample Name: Greeks

Sample UID: SA004053M

Sample Description:This sample consists of individuals of self-declared Greek ancestry from Athens urban district.

Number of Chromosomes: 84

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Bulbul O, Filoglu G, Altuncul H, Aradas AF, Ruiz Y, Fondevila M, Phillips C, Carracedo A, Kriegel AK, Schneider PM "A SNP multiplex for the simulataneous prediction of biogeographic ancestry and pigmentaion type". Forensic science International:Genetics Supplement Series 3 e500-501. (2011)

Sample Name: Greece

Sample UID: SA004115L

Sample Description:This sample is part of the EPIC study and consists of healthy men and women from Greece.

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is an ongoing multi-centre prospective cohort study designed to investigate the relationship between nutrition and cancer, with the potential for studying other diseases as well. The study includes participants in 23 centres located in 10 European countries.

Number of Chromosomes: 40

Relation to Other Samples:

References:
- Riboli E, Hunt KJ, Slimani N, Ferrari P, Norat T, Fahey M, Charrondière UR, Hémon B, Casagrande C, Vignat J, Overvad K et al. "European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): study populations and data collection". Public Health Nutr 5:1113-24. (2002) Online citation.

- Travis RC, Appleby PN, Siddiq A, Allen NE, Kaaks R, Canzian F, Feller S, Tjønneland A, Johnsen NF, Overvad K, Quirós JR, et al. "Genetic variation in the lactase gene, dairy product intake and risk for prostate cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition". Int J Cancer (Epub, ahead of print) (2012) Online citation.

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