title: Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia).
abstract: Haplotype data were obtained from a sample of 173 unrelated male individuals from Cartagena (Colombia), for 16 Y-chromosome STRs (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389 I, DYS389 II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460, DYS461, DYS635, GATA H4 and GATA A10). No shared haplotypes were observed, demonstrating the usefulness and informative power of these Y-STRs in male lineage identification in Cartagena. Genetic distances were calculated using previously published haplotype data and the lowest values were found for the comparisons with samples of Iberian origin.
authors.affiliation: GENES Ltda., Medellín, Colombia. genforense@epm.net.co
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Builes
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caraballo
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Espinal
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.forename: M Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D003105:Colombia; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences