Repository details

ALlele FREquency Database

Name of repository
ALlele FREquency Database
Additional name(s)
  • ALFRED
Repository URL
https://alfred.med.yale.edu/alfred/index.asp
Subject(s)
Description
We are working on a new version of ALFRED web interface. The current web interface will not be available from December 15th, 2023. There will be a period where a public web interface is not available for viewing ALFRED data. Expected date for the deployment of the new ALFRED web interface with minimum functions is March 1st, 2024 --------------------------------------------- ALFRED is a free, web-accessible, curated compilation of allele frequency data on DNA sequence polymorphisms in anthropologically defined human populations. ALFRED is distinct from such databases as dbSNP, which catalogs sequence variation.
Contact(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
664.708 polymorphisms, 762 populations and 66.726.252 frequency tables
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://alfred.med.yale.edu/alfred/AboutALFRED.asp
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (3)

Institution
National Science Foundation
Additional name(s)
  • NSF
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Yale University, Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, Kidd Lab
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Yale University, Yale Center for Medical Informatics
Additional name(s)
  • YCMI
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Overview

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
Copyrights

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
Public Domain

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • other

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
data Submission - guidelines
Name of the repository software
  • other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://alfred.med.yale.edu/alfred/ALFRED_FAQ.asp#cite
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas

Remarks

Remarks
PowerPoint presentation: https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/kidd/research/alfred/ALFREDpresentation_237220_29495_v1.ppt
Entry date
2018-06-12
Last update
2023-12-12
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re3data.org: ALlele FREquency Database; editing status 2023-12-12; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3GZ2J last accessed: 2025-04-26