title: Philippine population database at nine microsatellite loci for forensic and paternity applications.
abstract: Allele frequency distributions for a Filipino population from the National Capital Region (NCR) were determined for eight STR loci: HUMF13A01, HUMFES/FPS, HUMvWA, HUMFOLP23, HUMD8S306, HUMCSFIPO, HUMTPOX and HUMTHO1; and a VNTR locus: D1S80. Statistical analysis showed that the nine loci showed no deviations from Hardy-Weinberg and linkage equilibrium rules. The average power of paternity exclusion for the nine loci is 0.9962 and the discriminating power is 1-2 x 10(-9). The data obtained from this study will be used as reference data for forensic DNA typing in the Philippines.
authors.affiliation: DNA Analysis Laboratory, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Halos
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ferreon
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Magno
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium / Q000235:genetics; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010334:Paternity; D010679:Philippines; D015203:Reproducibility of Results