Haplotypes for 12 Y-chromosomal STR loci in a Korean population (the central region).
Haplotypes and allele frequencies of 12 STR loci included in the PowerPlex Y system (DYS391, DYS389I, DYS439, DYS389II, DYS438, DYS437, DYS19, DYS392, DYS393, DYS390, and DYS385a/b) were obtained from a sample of 569 unrelated individuals living in the central region of Korea. A total of 473 haplotypes were observed in the 569 individuals studied, of which 426 (90.06%) were unique. The overall haplotype diversity for the 12 Y-STR loci was 0.9985, and the discrimination capacity was 0.8313. In DYS439, we found a new intermediate-sized allele that added an A at base 3 upstream from the repeat region's first GATA motif. The allele was named 11 (U3Ains) according to its sequence structure.
Hwang
Jung Ho
JH
Department of Forensic Medicine, Central District Office, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Daejeon 305-348, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Ho
H
Lee
Young Ae
YA
Han
Myun Soo
MS
Kim
Wook
W
Jin
Ingnyol
I
Cho
Nam Soo
NS
D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences