title: Population data for DXS6800, DXS101 and DXS8377 loci from Buenos Aires (Argentina).
abstract: The X-chromosomal short tandem repeats (X-STRs) DXS6800, DXS101 and DXS8377 were analysed in a population sample from Buenos Aires (Argentina) using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) multiplex approach with fluorescent detection. We present allele frequencies for these loci in a population comprising 113 women and 99 men. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was tested in the female sample and no significant deviations were observed. The homogeneity of allele frequencies of men and women was compared by the Fisher's exact test and showed similar distributions. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) tests were performed in males for all pairs of loci and no significant associations were detected. Parameters of forensic interest were also estimated.
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Nacional de Ninez, Adolescencia y Familia (SENAF), Laboratorio de Huellas Digitales Geneticas, Paz Soldan 5200, Buenos Aires C1427DSJ, Argentina.
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Noseda
authors.forename: Jaclyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kenline
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gangitano
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056426:Genetic Loci; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction