<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Allele frequencies of the 10 short tandem repeats (STRs) loci (D16S539, D2S1338, D3S1358, vWA, D18S51, D21S11, D8S1179, D19S433, FGA, THO1) included in the AmpFISTR SGM Plus kit, were obtained from biological samples from 100 unrelated individual residing in different part of Turkey. The χ<sup>2</sup> test showed that all these loci agreed with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, The results were compared with the previously published data from Turkish and other ethnic groups. Suggest that these loci with their high heterozygosity and combined power of discrimination (PD) values are useful for forensic identifications.</p></abstract>

Allele frequencies of the 10 short tandem repeats (STRs) loci (D16S539, D2S1338, D3S1358, vWA, D18S51, D21S11, D8S1179, D19S433, FGA, THO1) included in the AmpFISTR SGM Plus kit, were obtained from biological samples from 100 unrelated individual residing in different part of Turkey. The χ2 test showed that all these loci agreed with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, The results were compared with the previously published data from Turkish and other ethnic groups. Suggest that these loci with their high heterozygosity and combined power of discrimination (PD) values are useful for forensic identifications.

Forensic Value of Ten Short Tandem Repeat Loci in Turkey Compared to Other Ethnic Groups

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

Genetic Disease and Application Center, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey

Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

College of Health, Ahi Evran University, Kýrsehir, Turkey

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Allele frequencies of the 10 short tandem repeats (STRs) loci (D16S539, D2S1338, D3S1358, vWA, D18S51, D21S11, D8S1179, D19S433, FGA, THO1) included in the...

Forensic Value of Ten Short Tandem Repeat Loci in Turkey Compared to Other Ethnic Groups

Published Online: Oct 09, 2009

Page range: 69 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-009-0005-9

Keywords
Forensic science, AmpFISTR SGM Plus, Short tandem repeats (STRs), Population genetics, Turkey

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Forensic Value of Ten Short Tandem Repeat Loci in Turkey Compared to Other Ethnic Groups

Published Online: Oct 09, 2009

Page range: 69 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10034-009-0005-9

KeywordsForensic science, AmpFISTR SGM Plus, Short tandem repeats (STRs), Population genetics, Turkey

This content is open access.

Keywords
Forensic science, AmpFISTR SGM Plus, Short tandem repeats (STRs), Population genetics, Turkey