title: Population data for 15 autosomal STR loci from Latvia.
abstract: Population data of 15 short tandem repeat (STR) loci were determined from 500 unrelated Latvian individuals. The samples were amplified using the AmpFlSTR® NGM™ PCR Amplification Kit and the PowerPlex® ESX 16 System. No significant deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was detected, except for locus D3S1358. Calculated forensically relevant population statistics show that the investigated loci are very discriminating in the Latvian population, with a combined discrimination power of 0.9999999999999999998. A comparison with previously published allele frequency data from other populations is presented.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Service Department of the State Police of Latvia DNA Analysis Unit, Bruninieku 72b st, Riga, LV-1009, Latvia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jemeljanova
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gobrusjonoka
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bergere
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Latisheva
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Podovšovnik Axelsson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zupanič Pajnič
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction