title: Allele frequencies data and statistic parameters for 13 STR loci in a population of the Brazilian Amazon Region.
abstract: Allele frequencies for 13 short tandem repeat (D3S1358, vWA, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, TH01, TPOX, D16S539, CSF1PO, D8S1179 and FGA) loci were determined in a sample of 325 unrelated individuals from the population of the Amazon of Belém, Brazil. These loci are the most commonly used in forensic and paternity testing. The forensic parameters investigated presented high values. The power of discrimination and the probability of exclusion for these 13 STRs are 99.999999999992% and 99.9998%, respectively. In conclusion, these 13 markers are suitable for forensic analysis and paternity tests of the Amazonian population.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Genética Humana e Médica, Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elzemar Martins Ribeiro
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Teresinha de Jesus Brabo Ferreira
authors.initials: Tde J
authors.lastname: Palha
authors.forename: Sidney Emanuel Batista
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics; D001938:Brazil; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000235:genetics; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics