title: The use of the STRs HUMTH01, HUMVWA31/A, HUMF13A1, HUMFES/FPS, HUMLPL in forensic application: validation studies and population data for Galicia (NW Spain).
abstract: The 5 tetranucleotide short tandem repeats, HUMTH01, HUMVWA31/A, HUMF13A1, HUMFES/FPS and HUMLPL were studied using different electrophoretic methods and PCR amplification conditions in order to optimize the typing conditions. A genetic population study in the population of Galicia was carried out and the allele and genotype frequencies are given. Compliance with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was tested using different statistical parameters, with clear advantages resulting in favor of using the exact test (Guo-Thompson method) instead of conventional chi-square methods. Some statistical parameters of forensic interest (PD, CE, h) were also calculated. There were no mutations found in a total of 73 paternal meioses and 101 maternal meioses. Abnormal electrophoretic mobility was found in the AT-rich STR HUMF13A1 under non-denaturing conditions and, therefore, the use of denaturing conditions is absolutely necessary. No "stutter" bands were found, although double peaks in the HUMFES/FPS system were observed in some samples. The advantage of using automated sequencers with fluorescent technology is also reported.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pestoni
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lareu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carracedo
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004247:DNA; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008540:Meiosis; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D004247:DNA