title: Genetic profiling of a central Venezuelan population using 15 STR markers that may be of forensic importance.
abstract: The AmpFlSTR Identifiler kit has recently been accepted for use in DNA databasing of forensic samples in the FBI's National DNA Index System. In the present study, we used this kit to analyze the allele distribution of 15 short tandem repeat markers (STR) in individuals living in Caracas city, Venezuela. The allele frequencies of two of these STR, D2S1338 and D19S433, have not previously been reported for this or any other Latin American population. The results indicate that for the population here studied, the 15 STR tested are useful markers for paternity testing and forensic casework.
authors.affiliation: Decanato de Medicina, Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chiurillo
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lander
authors.forename: Florángel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tovar
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ramírez
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D014687:Venezuela