title: High degree of Y-chromosomal divergence within Finland--forensic aspects.
abstract: Among the Finns, the levels of autosomal STR and mtDNA variation have been reported to be relatively high and evenly distributed throughout the country. In contrast, the Y-STR variation is markedly lower than observed in most other European populations, showing notable geographical substructure within Finland. There are striking interregional differences--the western, middle and eastern parts of Finland segregate clearly, with phiST values comparable to the highest divergences among European populations. The low Y-STR diversity reduces the discriminative power of Y-chromosomal markers among Finns, and, furthermore, the geographical substructure complicates the assessment of profile probabilities in forensic settings. Here, the Y-STR diversity pattern in Finland is for the first time evaluated from the forensic viewpoint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, P.O. Box 40, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland. jukka.palo@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: Jukka U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Palo
authors.forename: Minttu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hedman
authors.forename: Ismo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ulmanen
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lukka
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sajantila
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005387:Finland; D053803:Forensic Genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial