title: Population genetic analyses of 15 STR loci from seven forensically-relevant populations residing in the state of Kuwait.
abstract: Allele frequencies and population statistics of 15 forensically-important STR loci were estimated for seven populations residing in the State of Kuwait. The populations were: Saudi Arabian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Iranian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, and Indian. All loci were highly polymorphic. After correction, only one locus in one population sample (Saudi Arabian) showed departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The populations cluster (MDS Plot) generally with geographic distance and substructure effects for even these seven diverse populations is Fst<0.01.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Enizi
authors.forename: Jianye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ismael
authors.forename: Hanadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Enezi
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Awadhi
authors.forename: Wadha
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Al-Duaij
authors.forename: Bedour
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al-Saleh
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ghulloom
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Budowle
mesh_terms: D053803:Forensic Genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*