Genetic variability of 16 Y-chromosome STRs in a sample from Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Arroyo Pardo, E (Author) Other; Gusmao, L (Author) Other; Lopez Parra, AM (Author) Other; Baeza, C (Author) Other; Mesa, MS (Author) Other; Amorim, A (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Forensic Science International

Vol. 149

Pages: 109-113

ISSN: 0379-0738

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Other medical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-3TF

DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.06.006

Abstract (EN): Nine Y-STR loci from the "minimal haplotype" included in Y-STR Haplotype Reference Databases (YHRD) together with eight additional Y-STRs (DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460, DYS461, GATA C4, GATA H4 and GATA A10) were analyzed in a sample of 101 males from Equatorial Guinea living in Madrid. Haplotype and allelic frequencies were calculated and genetic diversities were estimated for each genetic system as well as for the whole haplotype. An unexpected high frequency (6%) of intermediate alleles (13.2 and 14.2) was found in DYS385. For DYS19, two alleles were found in one sample. Another sample failed to amplify with DYS393 primers using either PowerPlex (R) Y System (Promega Corporation) or the Y-PLEX (TM) 12 (Reliagene, New Orleans, LA) commercial kits. Comparison between Equatorial Guinea and another African population (Mozambique; South East Coast) revealed a significant pairwise Phi(st) value between them (Phi(st) = 0.03309; P = 0.00000).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5