title: Genetic population study of 11 Y chromosome STR loci in Greece.
abstract: Statistical properties of eleven Y chromosome Short Tandem Repeat (STR) markers were analyzed (DYS391, DYS389I, DYS439, DYS389II, DYS438, DYS437, DYS19, DYS392, DYS393, DYS390 and DYS385) in a Greek population sample. The 200 subjects where distributed across Greece, from various Peripheries. 182 distinct haplotypes were found. To validate our results gene diversity has been calculated for the whole population, as well as for each locus individually. Genetic distance has been estimated between this population and Albanian, Egyptian, Italian and Turkish populations. The results indicate that all Y loci are useful for forensic sciences.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Chemistry, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15310 Athens, Greece. pkatsaloulis@chem.demokritos.gr
authors.forename: Panayotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katsaloulis
authors.forename: Konstantina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsekoura
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vouropoulou
authors.forename: Penelope
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miniati
mesh_terms: D041322:Chromosomes, Human, Y; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011786:Quality Control