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 NameSample NameALFRED UIDNumber of Chromosomes
MahishyaMahishyaSA000585S68

Relation to Other Samples: 
Estimated heterozygosities for various sites: 
Sample Description: This sample was collected from inrelated individuals in the Hooghly District of West Bengal in northeastern India. The Mahishya belong to the Hindu Low caste . They speak an Indo-European language and are primarily agricultural labourers.
References:
- Majumder PP, Roy B, Banerjee S, Chakraborty M, Dey B, Mukherjee N, Roy M, Thakurta PG, Sil SK. "Human-specific insertion/deletion polymorphisms in Indian populations and their possible evolutionary implications ". Eur J Hum Genet 7:435-46. (1999) Online citation.


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