ALFRED: allele frequency database

The ALlele FREquency Database
ALFRED is a resource of gene frequency data on human populations
supported by the Yale Center for Medical Informatics.

Sample Information:

Population Name	Sample Name	ALFRED UID	Number of Chromosomes
Japanese	Ryukyu	SA003514N	530

Relation to Other Samples:
Estimated heterozygosities for various sites:

Sample Description: This sample consists of Japanese individuals from the Ryukyu cluster. This is the name of the kingdom that once existed as a chain of islands including Okinawa. This sample is part of the BioBank Japan Project . This project was approved by the ethical committees at the Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo and the Center for Genomics Medicine, Institutes of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN).
References:
- Yamaguchi-Kabata Y, Nakazono K, Takahashi A, Saito S, Hosono N, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Kamatani N "Japanese population structure, based on SNP genotypes from 7003 individuals compared to other ethnic groups: effects on population-based association studies.". Am J Hum Genet. 83:445-56. (2008) Online citation.

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Originally prototyped by Michael Osier with the aid of Kei Cheung
Upgrades and maintenance since 2002 by Haseena Rajeevan