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Population Description
These cell lines and DNA samples were prepared from blood samples collected from unrelated individuals from Finland. All individuals identified themselves as having at least three out of four grandparents who were born in Finland, and 98% of individuals participating have all four grandparents born in Finland. The participants include some individuals with grandparents born in Finnish Karelia, a part of Finland until 1947, who also represent the Finnish population.
Referring to Populations
The full population descriptor is Finnish in Finland. The shorthand label is Finnish and the abbreviation is FIN.
It may be scientifically appropriate to pool data from these samples with data from other ancestrally related groups, when the data show that the groups have similar allele frequencies. If the groups all have European ancestry, the designation “European ancestry” (EUA) to describe the combined analysis panel is recommended. If only groups very closely related to the Finnish have similar allele frequencies, then another abbreviation may need to be used.
Additional guidance about how to refer to the populations can be found at Guidelines for Referring to the Populations in Publications and Presentations.
Principal Investigator
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