title: Population genetic data for 17 Y STR markers from Benghazi (East Libya).
abstract: The seventeen Y-STR loci included in the AmpFℓSTR(®) Yfiler™ PCR Amplification kit (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385a/b, DYS438, DYS439, DYS437, DYS448, DYS458, DYS456, DYS635, and Y-GATA-H4) were used to type a sample population of 238 males from eastern Libya (Benghazi region). Of 238 observed haplotypes, 214 were unique (90%) and 24 (10%) were found more than once. The 17 loci gave a discriminating power of 0.999. DYS458 showed the highest diversity as a single-locus marker (0.73). Allelic frequencies and gene diversities for each Y-STR locus were determined. The high haplotype diversity and discrimination capacity (0.996) demonstrate the utility of these loci for human identification in forensic applications. Comparative analysis with Y-STR datasets of relevant populations and submission of the haplotypes to the Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database (YHRD) was undertaken.
authors.affiliation: School of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, UK. selmrghni@lincoln.ac.uk
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elmrghni
authors.forename: Yvette M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Coulson-Thomas
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaddura
authors.forename: Ron A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: D Ross
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008002:Libya; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers