title: Population data of 15 autosomal STR markers from Afro-Bolivians of Nor Yungas Province (Bolivia).
abstract: Allele frequencies and forensic parameters for 15 autosomal loci included in the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler kit were estimated in a sample of 57 unrelated Afro-descendants from Nor Yungas (Bolivia). Buccal swabs samples were obtained from voluntary donors, after consent was given. All loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction. D21S11 was the most informative locus, while the least discriminating locus was D3S1358. The combined power of discrimination and the combined probability of exclusion were >0.99999999 and >0.99997, respectively. The multidimensional scaling (MDS) plot generated by Rst matrix supported that Afro-Bolivians of Nor Yungas preserved a stronger African descent compared to other admixed Latin American populations. These results amplified the Bolivian databases of autosomal STR loci and may provide a useful tool for human identification tests and population genetic studies.
authors.affiliation: Sistemática y Evolución, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Centro Nacional Patagónico-CONICET, Unidad de Diversidad, Bvd. Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, parolin@cenpat-conicet.gob.ar.
authors.forename: María Laura
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Parolin
authors.forename: Celia Estela
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Iudica
authors.forename: Julio Lucio
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lancelotti
authors.forename: Lorena Andrea
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sambuco
authors.forename: Stella Maris
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jaureguiberry
authors.forename: Sergio Alejandro
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Avena
authors.forename: Francisco Raúl
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Carnese
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics*; D001838:Bolivia; D002877:Chromosomes, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D053803:Forensic Genetics; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics*; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D056426:Genetic Loci; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree