Clinical Metadata Standard Appendix

Anthro-Ethnicity-Groups

Ethnicity terms are listed below in two sections: Ambiguous and Unambiguous ethnicity. Each term has an associated code. The terms are based on SJ Mack, A. Sanchez-Mazas, D Meyer, RM Single, Y Tsai, HA Erlich. Anthropology/Human Genetic Diversity Joint Report. Chapter2: Methods Used in the Generation and Preparation of Data for Analysis in the 13th International Histocompatibility Workshop, in Immunobiology of the Human MHC: Proceedings of the 13th International Histocompatibility Workshop and Conference, J. Hansen, Editor. 2007, IHWG Press: Seattle. p. 564-579.

Ambiguous Ethnicity

Mixed, of predominantly African Ancestry 1301900
Mixed, of predominantly Asian/Pacific Islander Ancestry 1301901
Mixed, of predominantly European Ancestry 1301902
Mixed, of predominantly Native American Ancestry 1301903
USA : American Indian 1301994
USA : Asian 1301995
USA : Black 1301996
USA : Hispanic 1301997
USA : White 1301998
OTHER 1301999

Unambiguous Ethnicity

Admiralty Islander 1301000
Ainu 1301001
Alacaluf 1301002
Albanian 1301003
Aleut 1301004
American Samoan 1301005
Amhara 1301006
Ami 1301007
Andamanese 1301008
Apache 1301009
Arab 1301010
Armenian 1301011
Atacamenos 1301012
Atayal 1301013
Austrian 1301014
Ayamara 1301015
Aymara 1301016
Badaga 1301017
Baganda 1301018
Balinese 1301019
Bania 1301020
Bantu 1301021
Bari 1301022
Barundi 1301023
Basque 1301024
Batutsi 1301025
Bedouin 1301026
Belgians 1301027
Berbers 1301028
Bhargava 1301029
Bhil 1301030
Bhramin 1301031
Bhutani 1301032
Blackfeet 1301033
Blood 1301034
Bogobo 1301035
Bororo 1301036
Bruneian 1301037
Bubi 1301038
Bulgarian 1301039
Bunun 1301040
Buriat 1301041
Buyi 1301042
Caroline Islander 1301043
Catalan 1301044
Celt 1301045
Chaturvedie 1301046
Chayenne 1301047
Chenchu 1301048
Chippewa 1301049
Chiriguano 1301050
Choco 1301051
Congolese 1301052
Coushatta 1301053
Croatian 1301054
Cuna 1301055
Cypriot 1301056
Czeck 1301057
Dai 1301058
Dane 1301059
Dravidian 1301060
Dieguenos 1301061
Dutch 1301062
Dayak 1301063
Easter Islander 1301064
Ellice Islander 1301065
English 1301066
Eskimo 1301067
Estonian 1301068
Ewe 1301069
Fijiian 1301070
Filipino 1301071
Finn 1301072
French 1301073
Fulani 1301074
Gambian 1301075
Georgian 1301076
German 1301077
Ghanian 1301078
Ghashgai 1301079
Gilbertese 1301080
Greek 1301081
Guamian 1301082
Guarani 1301083
Gurkha 1301084
Gypsy 1301085
Halkh Mong 1301086
Han 1301087
Hawiian 1301088
Hmong 1301089
Hobe 1301090
Hoton 1301091
Hottentot 1301092
Huasteco 1301093
Hui 1301094
Huichol 1301095
Huilliche 1301096
Hungarian 1301097
Hunza 1301098
Hutu 1301099
Hvar Islander 1301100
Ibo 1301101
Ica 1301102
Icelander 1301103
Indian 1301104
Inuit 1301105
Iranian 1301106
Iraqui 1301107
Irish 1301108
Irula 1301109
Italian 1301110
Iyers 1301111
Japanese 1301112
Javanese 1301113
Jewish 1301114
Jewish Ashkenazi 1301115
Kaingang 1301116
Kalyle 1301117
Kapinga 1301118
Kashmiri 1301119
Kazak 1301120
Khoi 1301121
Kikuyu 1301122
Kinh 1301123
Kirghiz 1301124
Krk Islander 1301125
Korean 1301126
Kurdish 1301127
Kwakiutl 1301128
Labrador 1301129
Lacandon 1301130
Lapp 1301131
Lebanese 1301132
Li 1301133
Luo 1301134
Madagascans 1301135
Maharashtra 1301136
Malayan 1301137
Man 1301138
Manchu 1301139
Mandenka 1301140
Mandenka 1301141
Maori 1301142
Mapuche 1301143
Marathas 1301144
Marshal Islander 1301145
Matabele 1301146
Maya 1301147
Melanauan 1301148
Melanesian 1301149
Miao 1301150
Micronesian 1301151
Mixe 1301152
Mixteca Alta 1301153
Mongolian 1301154
Mossi 1301155
Msutu 1301156
Na-Dene 1301157
Naiars 1301158
Navaho 1301159
New Britons 1301160
New Caledonians 1301161
New Hebridean 1301162
Nez Perce 1301163
Noba 1301164
Norwegian 1301165
Okinawans 1301166
Ongee 1301167
Oran 1301168
Oraons 1301169
Orcadian 1301170
Orochon 1301171
Oromo 1301172
Paez 1301173
Paiwan 1301174
Paiwan 1301175
Palauan 1301176
Papua New Guinea Highlander 1301177
Papua New Guinea Lowlander 1301178
Papuan 1301179
Parsi 1301180
Pathans 1301181
Pavia 1301182
Pawran 1301183
Pehuenches 1301184
Poles 1301185
Polynesian 1301186
Pomaki 1301187
Portugese 1301188
Pueblo 1301189
Punjabis 1301190
Puyuma 1301191
Pygmy 1301192
Quechua 1301193
Rashaida 1301194
Rimaibe 1301195
Romanian 1301196
Rukai 1301197
Rukai 1301198
Russian 1301199
Saipanese 1301200
Saisiat 1301201
Sakhalin Islanders 1301202
Samoan 1301203
San 1301204
Sardinian 1301205
Scots 1301206
Seminole 1301207
Senegalese 1301208
Senoy 1301209
Seri 1301210
Shetland 1301211
Shiegia 1301212
Shona 1301213
Shoshone 1301214
Siamese 1301215
Sindhi 1301216
Siwa 1301217
Slovenian 1301218
Solomon Islander 1301219
Somai 1301220
Sotho 1301221
Spanish 1301222
Swede 1301223
Swiss 1301224
Syrian 1301225
Tamil 1301226
Tartar 1301227
Thai 1301228
Tibetan 1301229
Ticuna 1301230
Timorese 1301231
Tlingit 1301232
Toba 1301233
Toda 1301234
Tongan 1301235
Trobriander 1301236
Trukese 1301237
Tsou 1301238
Tswana 1301239
Turkish 1301240
Tutsi 1301241
Tuvin 1301242
Ukrainian 1301243
Uralic 1301244
Usbekistani 1301245
Ute 1301246
Uygur 1301247
Uzbek 1301248
Vlachi 1301249
Wajin 1301250
Warao 1301251
Welsh 1301252
Wichi 1301253
Xavante 1301254
Xhosa 1301255
Yagane 1301256
Yakut 1301257
Yami 1301258
Yanomamo 1301259
Yapese 1301260
Yi 1301261
Yuendumu Walipiri 1301262
Yukpa 1301263
Yupik 1301264
Zapotec 1301265
Zulu 1301266
Zuni 1301267​

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