title: Forensic value of nine STR loci in Northern Thai.
abstract: Nine STR loci (D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, TH01, VWA, TPOX, LPL) were studied in a large Northern Thai population sample. All loci meet Hardy-Weinberg expectations. The combined power of discrimination and exclusion is 0.9999999979 and 0.99798 respectively. Mutation rates for STR loci did not exceed 1-4 per 1000 parent/child pairs as derived from disputed paternity cases. Similar mutation rates were also reported from other populations. No mutations were found for D5S818, D7S820, TH01, and TPOX.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: Tanin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhoopat
authors.forename: Theerapon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leaungsiyakul
authors.forename: Heinrich F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Steger
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D013785:Thailand