title: Population data for 22 autosomal STR loci from Estonia.
abstract: Allele frequencies and forensically relevant population statistics of 22 short tandem repeat (STR) loci were determined from 303 unrelated Estonian individuals. The samples were amplified with three kits: the AmpFlSTR(®) Identifiler, the PowerPlex(®) ESI 16 and the PowerPlex(®) 16. No significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was detected, except for locus D22S1045. Investigated loci are very discriminating in Estonian population, with a combined discrimination power of 0.9999999999999999999999999877. Furthermore, a comparison with previously published frequency data from other nearby populations is presented.
authors.affiliation: Estonian Forensic Science Institute, Tervise 30, 13419, Tallinn, Estonia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadam
authors.affiliation: Estonian Forensic Science Institute, Tervise 30, 13419, Tallinn, Estonia.|Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411, Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tasa
authors.affiliation: Estonian Forensic Science Institute, Tervise 30, 13419, Tallinn, Estonia.|Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411, Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiidla
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411, Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Turistica - Faculty of Tourism Studies, University of Primorska, Obala 11a, 6320, Portorož, Slovenia.
authors.forename: E Podovšovnik
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Axelsson
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia. irena.zupanic@mf.uni-lj.si.
authors.forename: I Zupanič
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Pajnič
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004957:Estonia; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
keywords: Autosomal short tandem repeats; Estonia; Population genetics