title: Y-chromosome STR-haplotype typing in El Salvador.
abstract: Eight Y-chromosome STRs were investigated in a male population sample from El Salvador. Complete Y-chromosomal STRs haplotypes were obtained in 121 individuals, among which 107 different haplotypes were observed. The two most common haplotypes were shared by approximately 4% of the sample, while 100 haplotypes were unique. The gene diversity was 0.9883 and the discrimination capacity was 0.8926. The combined Y-chromosome STR polymorphisms provide a powerful discrimination tool for routine forensic applications.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Legal, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/San Francisco s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
authors.forename: José Saul
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lovo
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fondevila
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brión
authors.forename: María Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lareu
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carracedo
mesh_terms: D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004544:El Salvador; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences