title: Haplotype data for 12 Y-chromosome STR loci of Sri Lankans.
abstract: Haplotype data estimated from 12 Y-chromosomal STRs were obtained from a sample of 207 unrelated male individuals from Sri Lanka. A total of 195 different haplotypes were identified, of which 183 were unique. Haplotype diversity was found be high (0.9948+/-0.0012) indicating increased discriminating capacity of these 12 Y-STR loci in forensic identification of Sri Lankan individuals. DYS385, representing two loci, was the most diverse marker (0.853). The lowest diversity (0.351) was observed with DYS391.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic Medicine, HSB RR337, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. ruwanille@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ruwan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Illeperuma
authors.forename: Dinuka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Markalanda
authors.forename: Joanna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mountain
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Ratnasooriya
authors.forename: Neil D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Fernandopulle
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bamshad
mesh_terms: D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013188:Sri Lanka; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences