title: Data for 15 autosomal STR markers (Powerplex 16 System) from two Tunisian populations: Kesra (Berber) and Zriba (Arab).
abstract: Allele frequencies, together with some parameters of forensic interest, for 15 STRs included in the Powerplex 16 System (CSF1PO, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D21S11, FGA, Penta D, Penta E, TH01, TPO and VWA) were estimated from two samples of unrelated individuals from Tunisia, of different ethnicity: Kesra (Berber) and Zriba (Arab). No deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed after Bonferroni's correction for the number of loci analysed. Comparative analyses between our population data and other North African databases showed that significant differences were concentrated on loci with lowest values of diversity (mainly CSF1PO and D13S317), irrespective of ethnicity and geographic location.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cherni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Loueslati Yaâcoubi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khodjet-El-Khil
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khodjet El Kill
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar El Gaaied
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorim
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers