Distribution of Y-chromosomal haplotypes in the Central Portuguese population using 17-STRs.
17 Y-chromosome STR loci (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS456, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385 a/b, DYS458, DYS439, DYS635, GATA H4.1, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS448) were determined for 303 unrelated males, living in Central Portugal, using the AmpFlSTR YFiler PCR Amplification kit (Applied Biosystems). A total of 287 different haplotypes were found, 272 being unique. The overall haplotype diversity (HD) was determined as 0.9996, a value similar to other YFiler data sets. Y-STR polymorphisms in Central Portugal population, using YFiler, provide a powerful discrimination tool for routine forensic applications.
Bento
Ana Margarida
AM
Forensic Genetic Service, National Institute of Legal Medicine, Centre Branch, 3000-213 Coimbra, Portugal.
Carvalho
Mónica
M
Lopes
Virgínia
V
Serra
Armando
A
Costa
Heloísa Afonso
HA
Andrade
Lisa
L
Balsa
Filipa
F
Oliveira
Clara
C
Batista
Luísa
L
Gamero
Joaquín
J
Anjos
Maria João
MJ
Gusmão
Leonor
L
Corte-Real
Francisco
F
D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011174:Portugal; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences