title: Genetic structure of Kuwaiti population revealed by Y-STR diversity.
abstract: In this study, a sample of 126 Kuwaiti was analysed using 12 Y-chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms. A total of 101 different haplotypes were identified, among which 87 were individual specific. The high haplotype diversity (0.994) supports the usefulness of Y-STR markers in Kuwaiti population diversity investigation. Our results suggest a close genetic relationship between Kuwait and other populations of the Arabian Peninsula, and an even more pronounced similarity of Kuwaiti populations and Yemenis and Saudi Arabians.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Bioinformatics Research Group, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Soumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Triki-Fendri
authors.forename: Suad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alfadhli
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Hammadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayadi
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000235:genetics; D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic