title: Allele frequency data of 15 autosomal STR loci in four major population groups of South Africa.
abstract: Allele frequency distributions for 15 tetrameric short tandem repeat (STR) loci were determined using the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler Plus™ PCR amplification kit. There was little evidence of departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium or association of alleles of different loci in the population samples. The probability of identity values for the different populations range from 1/3.3 × 10(17) (White) to 1/1.88 × 10(18) (Coloured). The combined probability of paternal exclusion for the different population groups ranges from 0.9995858 (Coloured) to 0.9997874 (Indian).
authors.affiliation: Division Forensic Services, Quality Management Section (Biology), South African Police Service, Private Bag 18, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0007, South Africa, lucassen@vodamail.co.za.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucassen
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ehlers
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Grobler
authors.forename: Adeline L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Shezi
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D053803:Forensic Genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D056426:Genetic Loci / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010334:Paternity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013019:South Africa
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