title: Genetic analysis of 12 X-chromosome STRs in Western Mediterranean populations.
abstract: Haplotype and allele frequencies of 12 X-STRs included in the Investigator Argus X-12 kit are reported for 255 individuals, representing four Western Mediterranean populations: Valencia (eastern mainland Spain) and the Balearic Islands (Majorca, Minorca, and Ibiza). Ibiza shows the lowest intra-population variability and the highest level of linkage disequilibrium together with an important genetic distance with regard to the geographically close populations, which is consistent with the historical evidence for long-term demographic isolation and its different matrilineal background.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS) i Laboratori de Genètica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Carretera de Valldemossa, km 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ferragut
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bentayebi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picornell
mesh_terms: D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D013030:Spain