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Population Genetics of 17 Y-STR Markers in West Libya (Tripoli Region)

NCJ Number
246399
Journal
Forensic Science International: Genetics Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Dated: May 2013 Pages: e59-e61
Author(s)
Soumaya Triki-Fendri; Paula Sánchez-Diz; Danel Rey-González; Imen Ayadi; Suad Alfadhli; Ahmed Rebai; Ángel Carracedo
Date Published
May 2013
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This research examined a close genetic relationship between Tripoli and North African populations.
Abstract
Seventeen Y-chromosomal Short Tandem Repeats (Y-STR) included in the AmpFlSTR Y-filer PCR Amplification kit (Applied Biosystems) (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385ab, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS448, DYS456, DYS458, DYS635 and GATA H4) were genotyped in a population sample of 176 unrelated males from western Libya (Tripoli region). A total of 142 different haplotypes were found, 124 being unique. Haplotype diversity was 0.9950. Both RST pairwise analyses and multidimensional scaling plot show a close genetic relationship between Tripoli and North African populations. (Published Abstract)