Population Location Type of Sample DNA Extraction Method Specific Region Year Collected # of Samples
Alert, NU, Canada (A) 82.30°N, 62.20°W Dry blood spot on a filter paper SPRI Beads (Vo & Jedlicka, 2014) 2016 13
2017 38
Svalbard, Norway (S) 78.13°N, 15.38°E Packed red blood cells (RBC) in ethanol SPRI Beads (Vo & Jedlicka, 2014) 2014 19
2015 14
Utqiagvik (Barrow), AK, USA (U) 71.10°N, 156.40°W Frozen RBC QIAamp DNA Mini Kit 2018 18
Whole blood and frozen RBC 2019 33
Mitivik (East Bay) Island, NU, Canada (M) 64.01°N, 81.47°W Dry blood spot on a filter paper SPRI Beads (Vo & Jedlicka, 2014) 2010 31
2011 19
Aleutian Islands, AK, USA (AI) 51.89°N, 176.64°W Muscle tissue preserved in ethanol SPRI Beads (Vo & Jedlicka, 2014) Adak Island 1999 9
52.89°N, 173.11°W Attu Island 1999 11
Pribilof Islands, AK, USA (PI) 57.14°N, 170.23°W Muscle tissue preserved in ethanol SPRI Beads (Vo and Jedlicka 2014) 2018 16