title: Genetic profile of a multi-ethnic population from Guiné-Bissau (west African coast) using the new PowerPlex 16 System kit.
abstract: Allele and haplotype frequencies of 15 chromosome STR loci included in the kit PowerPlex16 System from Promega, were determined in a sample of unrelated males from Guiné-Bissau, a country from the west African coast. All individuals were subjected to an interview in order to make sure that their ancestors belonged to the same ethnic group. This way we intended to look for possible inter-ethnic differences. PowerPlex 16 includes STRs not studied before in any multi-ethnic population. The kit includes two new allele markers (Penta D and Penta E), which are very useful either in forensics or population genetic studies. The Guinean population presents significant differences when compared with other African populations.
authors.affiliation: Human Genetics Laboratory, Center of Macaronesian Studies, University of Madeira, Penteada, 9000, Funchal, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jesus
authors.forename: Ana Teresa
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brehm
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D000483:Alleles; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences