These codes represent our populations, each three letter code represents a different population, CEU means Northern Europeans from Utah and TSI means Tuscans from Italy. There is a summary of all these codes both in a readme on the ftp site and in the alternative question Which populations are part of your study?
There are 26 different populations which are part of our study from many different locations around the globe. The following table lists these populations and indicates what data we currently have available for them.
| Population Code | Population Description | Super Population Code | Sequence Data Available | Alignment Data Available | Variant Data Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHB | Han Chinese in Beijing, China | EAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JPT | Japanese in Tokyo, Japan | EAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CHS | Southern Han Chinese | EAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CDX | Chinese Dai in Xishuangbanna, China | EAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KHV | Kinh in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | EAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CEU | Utah Residents (CEPH) with Northern and Western European Ancestry | EUR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TSI | Toscani in Italia | EUR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FIN | Finnish in Finland | EUR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GBR | British in England and Scotland | EUR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IBS | Iberian Population in Spain | EUR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| YRI | Yoruba in Ibadan, Nigeria | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LWK | Luhya in Webuye, Kenya | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GWD | Gambian in Western Divisions in the Gambia | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MSL | Mende in Sierra Leone | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ESN | Esan in Nigeria | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ASW | Americans of African Ancestry in SW USA | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ACB | African Caribbeans in Barbados | AFR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MXL | Mexican Ancestry from Los Angeles USA | AMR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PUR | Puerto Ricans from Puerto Rico | AMR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CLM | Colombians from Medellin, Colombia | AMR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PEL | Peruvians from Lima, Peru | AMR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GIH | Gujarati Indian from Houston, Texas | SAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PJL | Punjabi from Lahore, Pakistan | SAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BEB | Bengali from Bangladesh | SAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| STU | Sri Lankan Tamil from the UK | SAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ITU | Indian Telugu from the UK | SAS | 1 | 1 | 1 |
These populations have been divided into 5 super populations
When the code ALL is used this means that all individuals from that release are being considered.