title: Y-STR genetic diversity in Moroccans from the Figuig oasis.
abstract: Seventeen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) (DYS392, DYS437, DYS448, GATAH4.1, DYS389II, DYS439, DYS635, DYS393, DYS438, DYS391, DYS389I, DYS390, DYS19, DYS458, DYS456 and DYS385a,b) were typed in DNA samples from 96 unrelated Moroccan men from the Figuig oasis. Fifty-two haplotypes were identified, of which 36 were unique. The overall haplotype diversity was 0.966, and the discrimination capacity was 0.542. Population comparisons with previously published data revealed significant genetic heterogeneity between the Figuig Moroccans and other North African populations. Results also showed that the minimal haplotype 11-30-13-10-13-25-15 (DYS392-DYS389II-DYS393-DYS391-DYS389I-DYS390-DYS19) was the most frequent haplotype observed in Figuig men.
authors.affiliation: Anthropologie Moléculaire et Imagerie de Synthèse (AMIS) Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, 37 allées Jules Guesde, 31073 Toulouse, France. laurent.palet@interieur.gouv.fr
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palet
authors.forename: Clotilde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coudray
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galey
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keyser
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melhaoui
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gagnor
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabatier
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dugoujon
mesh_terms: D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D009018:Morocco; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction