title: Y-STR haplotypes of Native American populations from the Brazilian Amazon region.
abstract: The allele and haplotype frequencies of nine Y-STRs (DYS19, DYS389 I, DYS389 II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385 I/II) were determined in a sample of six native tribes from the Brazilian Amazon (Tiriyó, Awa-Guajá, Waiãpi, Urubu-Kaapor, Zoé and Parakanã). Forty-eight different haplotypes were identified, 28 of which unique. Five haplotypes are very frequent and were shared by over 10 individuals. The estimated haplotype diversity (0.9114) was very low compared to other geographic groups, including Africans, Europeans and Asians.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Genética Humana e Médica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Teresinha Jesus Brabo Ferreira
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Palha
authors.forename: Elzemar Martins Ribeiro
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Sidney Emanuel Batista
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats