Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in three ethnic groups and one cosmopolitan population from Tunisia.
The 11 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) included in the Promega Corporation PowerPlex Y System (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS439) were typed in three ethnic groups ("Andalusians", Berber and Arab) and one cosmopolitan population (Tunis) from Tunisia, summing up 247 individuals, and 139 different haplotypes. Focusing the analysis on the seven Y-STRs of the YHRD Minimal Haplotype Core (DYS385 excepted), "Andalusians" showed no differences from the Cosmopolitan and the Arab samples previously published (our Arab sample presented an extremely low haplotype diversity), but were different from the Berbers. The Berbers from Tunisia were not different from those from Morocco.
Cherni
Lotfi
L
Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia.
Pereira
Luísa
L
Goios
Ana
A
Loueslati
Besma Yacoubi
BY
Khodjet el Khil
Houssein
H
Gomes
Iva
I
Gusmão
Leonor
L
Alves
Cíntia
C
Slama
Abdelhakim
A
Amorim
António
A
Elgaaied
Amel BenAmmar
AB
D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D014416:Tunisia