title: Genetic polymorphism of 14 non-CODIS STR loci for forensic use in southeast China population.
abstract: We investigated 14 polymorphic STR loci (D1S2142, D2S1360, D3S1545, D7S1517, D10S2325, D12S391, D13S1492, D14S306, D15S659, D16S3253, D18S1270, D19S253, D20S470, D21S1437) which are not included in the standard sets of forensic loci (CODIS) in a sample of 216 unrelated healthy southeast Chinese individuals. The studied loci were highly informative and did not show departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The accumulated powers of discrimination and power of exclusion for the 14 loci were 99.9999999999 and 99.999998%, respectively. No linkage was observed between the 14 loci and the traditional set of STR markers included in commercially available kits (the AmpFLSTR IdentifilerTM 15 System loci). We thus considered the studied 14 STRs are informative and when necessary, can be used as the candidate genetic markers in the study and application in genetics and forensic practice.
authors: Department of Forensic Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515031, PR China. shimeisen2000@yahoo.com.cn
authors: Meisen
authors: M
authors: Shi
authors: Xiaojun
authors: X
authors: Yu
authors: Rufeng
authors: R
authors: Bai
authors: Xiji
authors: X
authors: Shu
authors: Guanghui
authors: G
authors: Zhu
authors: Junyao
authors: J
authors: Lv
authors: Youhua
authors: Y
authors: Tu
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002681:China; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences