title: The allele frequency distribution at VNTR locus D17S5 (YNZ22) in a Japanese population sample.
abstract: The allele frequencies for the YNZ22 locus were determined in a Japanese population sample (n = 164) using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We observed 10 alleles and 39 genotypes. Allele distributions in our data showed a different pattern from those reported in the literature for European Caucasians. No deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was found. The observed heterozygosity was 83.5%. In Japan the YNZ22 is one of useful genetic markers for paternity testing and identify testing, with a chance of exclusion (CE) value of 68% and a power of discrimination (PD) value of 89%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harashima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsuyama
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukushima
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010334:Paternity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers