Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in a population sample from continental Greece, and the islands of Crete and Chios

C Robino; S Varacalli; S Gino; A Chatzikyriakidou; A Kouvatsi; C Triantaphyllidis; C Di Gaetano; F Crobu; G Matullo; A Piazza; C Torre

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.026

Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in a population sample from continental Greece, and the islands of Crete and Chios

Forensic Sci Int. 2004 Oct 4;145(1):61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.026.

Authors

C Robino¹, S Varacalli, S Gino, A Chatzikyriakidou, A Kouvatsi, C Triantaphyllidis, C Di Gaetano, F Crobu, G Matullo, A Piazza, C Torre

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Criminalistic Sciences, Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Legal Medicine, University of Turin, c.so Massimo D'Azeglio 52, 10126 Turin, Italy. carlo.robino@unito.it

PMID: 15374596
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.026

Abstract

Eight Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs)--DYS19, DYS389-I, DYS389-II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, and DYS385--were typed in a population sample (n = 113) of unrelated males from seven different regions of Greece (Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus, Central Greece, Peloponnese, Crete Island, and Chios Island).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting / methods
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population*
Greece
Haplotypes*
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tandem Repeat Sequences*