<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

Publicado en línea: 09 oct 2009

Páginas: 69 - 72

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

Palabras clave
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

Publicado en línea: 09 oct 2009

Páginas: 69 - 72

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

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

This content is open access.

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