ALFRED: an allele frequency database for diverse populations and DNA polymorphisms--an update

M V Osier; K H Cheung; J R Kidd; A J Pakstis; P L Miller; K K Kidd

doi:10.1093/nar/29.1.317

ALFRED: an allele frequency database for diverse populations and DNA polymorphisms--an update

Nucleic Acids Res. 2001 Jan 1;29(1):317-9. doi: 10.1093/nar/29.1.317.

Authors

M V Osier¹, K H Cheung, J R Kidd, A J Pakstis, P L Miller, K K Kidd

Affiliation

¹ Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208005, New Haven, CT 06520-8005, USA.

Abstract

ALFRED (the ALelle FREquency Database) is designed to store and disseminate frequencies of alleles at human polymorphic sites for multiple populations, primarily for the population genetics and molecular anthropology communities. Currently ALFRED has information on over 180 polymorphic sites for more than 70 populations. Since our initial release of the database we have focussed on increasing the quantity and quality of data, making reciprocal links between ALFRED and other related databases, and providing useful tools to make the data more comprehensible to the end user. ALFRED is accessible from the Kidd Lab home page (http://info.med.yale. edu/genetics/kkidd/) or from ALFRED directly (http://alfred.med.yale. edu/alfred/index.asp).

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Alleles*
Databases, Factual*
Gene Frequency / genetics*
Genetic Variation
Humans
Information Services
Internet
Polymorphism, Genetic

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding