title: Evaluation of Y-STR variation in Bosnian and Herzegovinian population.
abstract: Eight Y-STR polymorphisms (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392 and DYS393) were analyzed in the samples of 181 unrelated males from Bosnia and Herzegovinia. Observed STR allelic frequency pattern and locus diversity values in Bosnians and Herzegovinians correspond closer to neighboring southeastern European populations than previously reported (mostly western) European populations. One hundred and five haplotypes were identified and 78 haplotypes (74.3%) appeared in single copies. The most frequent haplotypes (DYS19-DYS385-DYS389I-DYS389II-DYS390-DYS391-DYS392-DYS393) were 16-14/15-13-31-24-11-11-13 (7.7%), 16-14/15-13-30-24-11-11-13 (7.7%) and 15-14/15-13-31-24-11-11-13 (5.5%). Total haplotype diversity was 0.9820 +/- 0.0040.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Anthropological Research, Amruseva 8, Zagreb, Croatia. irena@luka.inantro.hr
authors.forename: Irena Martinović
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Klarić
authors.forename: Lovorka Barać
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lauc
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pericić
authors.forename: Branka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janićijević
authors.forename: Rifet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terzić
authors.forename: Ivanka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kvesić
authors.forename: Pavao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rudan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences