title: Genetic structure of a Cuban population based on nine short tandem repeat loci.
abstract: Cuba is a multiethnic and multiracial society. Here we describe the genetic variation of a sample of the Cuban population, which include the three most common racial groups, Caucasians, Negroids and Mestizos, by means of a set of nine microsatellites (HUMTH01, HUMTPOX, HUMCFS1PO, HUMVWA, HUMFESFPS, HUMF13A, HUMF13B, HUMLPL and HUMHPRTB). The analysis presented here indicates that these STR loci are highly informative for forensic purposes. The genetic data on the major racial groups is in good agreement with current demographic tendencies and with historic events that took place during the formation of the Cuban population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, PO Box 6162, Havana 10600, Cuba.
authors.forename: Yamila
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carpio
authors.forename: Maria Victoria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sainz de la Peña
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiesteban
authors.forename: Fermín
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lleonart
mesh_terms: D003462:Cuba; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000235:genetics*; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences